Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" is a nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand that chronicles the harrowing wartime experiences and remarkable endurance of American Olympian and airman Louis Zamperini.
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| Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption canonical | 3 |
| Unbroken | 1 |
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Target entity: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Context triple: [Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography, notableWinner, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption]
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Unbroken
Unbroken is a 2014 biographical war drama film that chronicles the harrowing World War II experiences of American Olympian and airman Louis Zamperini.
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Unbroken
Unbroken is Demi Lovato’s third studio album, known for its blend of pop, R&B, and dance influences and for marking a more mature, resilient phase in her music career.
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Unbroken
Unbroken is an album titled "Skyscraper," likely featuring music that reflects themes of resilience or emotional intensity.
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Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is a 2013 war film based on the true story of a Navy SEAL team’s ill-fated mission in Afghanistan, adapted from Marcus Luttrell’s memoir.
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Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 war drama film directed by Spike Lee that follows four African-American soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 92nd Infantry Division trapped behind enemy lines in Italy during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Target entity description: "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" is a nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand that chronicles the harrowing wartime experiences and remarkable endurance of American Olympian and airman Louis Zamperini.
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A.
Unbroken
Unbroken is a 2014 biographical war drama film that chronicles the harrowing World War II experiences of American Olympian and airman Louis Zamperini.
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B.
Unbroken
Unbroken is Demi Lovato’s third studio album, known for its blend of pop, R&B, and dance influences and for marking a more mature, resilient phase in her music career.
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C.
Unbroken
Unbroken is an album titled "Skyscraper," likely featuring music that reflects themes of resilience or emotional intensity.
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D.
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is a 2013 war film based on the true story of a Navy SEAL team’s ill-fated mission in Afghanistan, adapted from Marcus Luttrell’s memoir.
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E.
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 war drama film directed by Spike Lee that follows four African-American soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 92nd Infantry Division trapped behind enemy lines in Italy during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Laura Hillenbrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | long run on The New York Times Best Seller list ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
Louis Zamperini's Olympic career
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Louis Zamperini's capture by the Japanese Navy ⓘ Louis Zamperini's imprisonment in Japanese POW camps ⓘ Louis Zamperini's postwar struggles ⓘ Louis Zamperini's religious conversion ⓘ Louis Zamperini's service as a U.S. Army Air Forces airman ⓘ Louis Zamperini's survival at sea on a life raft ⓘ crash of a B-24 bomber in the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Angelina Jolie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle | Unbroken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | life of Louis Zamperini ⓘ |
| followsWork | Seabiscuit: An American Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-1-4000-6416-8 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Louis Zamperini
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World War II ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ redemption ⓘ resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
endurance
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faith ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Japan
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Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | approximately seven years ⓘ |
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Subject: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Description of subject: "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" is a nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand that chronicles the harrowing wartime experiences and remarkable endurance of American Olympian and airman Louis Zamperini.
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Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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William Nicholson
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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this entity surface form:
Unbroken
Hillenbrand
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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subject surface form:
Laura Hillenbrand