Unbroken a world war ii story of survival resilience and redemption is a 2010 non fiction book by laura hillenbrand unbroken is a biography of world war ii hero louis zamperini a former olympic track star who survived a plane crash in the pacific theater spent 47 days drifting on a raft and then survived more than two and a half years as a prisoner of war pow in three brutal japanese pow camps. This item unbroken a world war ii story of survival resilience and redemption by laura hillenbrand paperback cdn1900 in stock ships from and sold by amazonca. Telling an unforgettable story of a mans journey into extremity unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind body and spirit on a may afternoon in 1943 an army air forces bomber crashed into the pacific ocean and disappear. Amazon best books of the month november 2010 from laura hillenbrand the bestselling author of seabiscuit comes unbroken the inspiring true story of a man who lived through a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believedin evocative immediate descriptions hillenbrand unfurls the story of louie zamperini a juvenile delinquent turned olympic runner turned army hero. Unbroken a world war ii story of survival resilience and redemption paperback published 2014 by random house trade paperbacks paperback 500 pages author s laura hillenbrand isbn 0812974492 isbn13 9780812974492 edition language english