Louis Zamperini’s story is one of immense strength, courage, faith, and resilience. Most of all, it is an inspirational account of epic proportions. Laura Hillenbrand works to uncover this lost hero, and portrays his amazing tale in her best-selling biography Unbroken.
Young Louis Zamperini is about to embark on the fantastic adventure of life. Raised in depression era Torrance, California, he is well known to be a mischievous boy, the bane of the town’s existence. As he grows older, he finds he is able to channel his reckless and unwavering energy and optimism into running. Against all odds, he achieves the ultimate goal-becoming a finalist at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Zamperini’s olympic dreams, however, are dashed with the unexpected arrival of the Second World War. His life is about to change forever. Louis is drafted into the Air Force and begins an unparalleled saga of hardship, survival, defiance, and forgiveness. From the empty Pacific Ocean to the teeming grounds of Japan’s most horrific POW camps, Louis Zamperini’s spirit and resilience shine through.
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