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Old 09-30-2015, 11:17 PM   #58
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I think you mean this Unbroken?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbrok...and_Redemption

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption is a 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, author of the best-selling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend (2001). 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 in three brutal Japanese prisoner-of-war camps.
Yeah, that's the one. Unbelievable story. So much so that I wasn't sure if was just based on a real story or not (apparently not).

I'm somewhat familiar with the European side of WWII, but this got me very interested in the Pacific story. Highly recommended (and also a well narrated audio book).
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