Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand Louis Silvie Zamperini was known as a thief and all around misfit when he was a child. He would steal anything he could get his hands on and fight anyone that got in his way. As a teenager filled with the fear of being institutionalized and possibly sterilized, Louis cleaned up his act and became a track star. His most impressive race was the mile, where his time was steadily decreasing and his popularity growing. Louis’ legs would eventually take him to the 1936 Olympics in Germany, where at the age of nineteen he would run the 5,000 meter race. He didn’t win but had one of the best finishing laps in history at the time and was even complimented by Adolf Hitler. Louis would leave Germany with dreams of the 1940 Olympic that would be held in Japan. Those dreams would end as war began. The years passed and Louis became a bombardier in the Army Air Corps. It was during a res