Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand in A Brief Read: A Summary

by Tara Waller

Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand; Tara Waller
This is not the actual book, Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand. This is A Brief Read of Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand, as summarized and interpreted by Tara Waller.
Unbroken is “a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience & Redemption.” It is the tale of Louis Zamperini, a mischievous youth who learns to channel his energy into running. He aspires to become an Olympic runner and achieves his dream before his life is forever changed by his experiences in the Second World War.
The reader follows Zamperini through his youth, his days in training, and the plane crash that left him stranded at sea for 47 days. We are with him in the raft, fighting the sharks, starving, and struggling to keep himself and his friends alive. We feel the fear, the anticipation, and the horror at being rescued by the enemy, only to become a POW, and the main target for one particularly brutal and sadistic guard, for the next two and a half years, no one knowing that he’s even alive.
This inspiring tale of overcoming all odds and finding peace at the end of it all takes us on an adventure and leaves us in awe of the amazing power of human strength.
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141 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 14, 2013

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beginning of book was the best...end while still interesting, was dragged out.

[Matthew Whitmore]

Unbroken was a very thorough account from a World War II survivor and his act of resilience. It starts with him as a kid being mischievous and talks about how he grows into a hardened trained runner eventually making his way to the Olympics. He then joins the war and his plane crashes with some of his fellow comrades some die he and another are then captured by the Japanese and is beaten and abused because of the war but mostly because of the personal vendetta the Japanese general has for him, because he's an Olympic runner. He fights everyday to survive and win in his own way, winning the fight by surviving. When the war ends he's is let free, he then forgives his capturers personally except for the abusive general who refuses to see him, he sends a letter, it goes without a reply. The book unbroken is a story of Louie zaperini and his act of resilience and patriotic act.

[Bonnie Landino · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read and I can't be what this man goes through. It really makes one think long and hard about our p.o.w.s and the living he'll they went through. Absolutely recommend this book , and also the movie if you get a chance to watch it. Unbroken by Tara Waller , one of the better stories, well written, moving and for me a very worthwhile, sad , but must read book.