Laura Hillenbrand
Author
Language
English
Description
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1943, while World War II raged on in the Pacific Theater, Lieutenant Louis Zamperini was the only survivor of a deadly plane crash in the middle of the ocean. Zamperini had a troubled youth, yet honed his athletic skills and made it all the way to the 1934 Olympics in Berlin. However, what lay before him was a physical gauntlet unlike anything he had encountered before: thousands of miles of open ocean, a small raft, and no food or water.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War. The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini....
5) Invencível
Author
Publisher
D. Quixote
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Portuguese
Description
Maio de 1943: um bombardeiro americano despenha-se, deixando atrás de si apenas destroços, manchas de óleo e sangue. Pouco depois um jovem tenente iça-se para uma balsa salva vidas. Começa aí uma das mais extraordinárias odisseias da II Guerra Mundial. O tenente Louie Zamperini, em criança, tinha sido um delinquente, mas foi salvo pela paixão pela corrida. Chegou a correr nas Olimpíadas de Berlim - onde Hitler lhe apertou a mão. Mal sabia...
6) Unbroken
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
7) Seabiscuit
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
