Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Is the story of an Olympic runner, bombardier in WWII and a Pacific prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini. The book takes you from Louie’s birth, through his childhood and brilliant career as an Olympic track star, to his stories as a bombardier and a prisoner of war, along with his lengthy recovery at his home in California.
Louis Silvie Zamperini was born in 1917 to Anthony and Louise, both who were Italian immigrants who called Torrance, California home. As a kid Louie suffered from pneumonia which in turn left him with damaged lungs and his physique petite. He would later grow very much as a teen and develop a bad attitude and a hunger for crime. Louie would often steal and fight, he was a kid going through life with no ambition. His older brother, Pete, told their principal that if Louie joined a sports team that he would use some of his …show more content…
Officers and crewmen captured Louie and Phil and nursed them back to health in the infirmary. As prisoners in the mainland Louie and Phil are treated very well, they are sleeping in beds and are eating like Kings, but they are warned that the place that they are headed will not be as comfortable as this if they did not comply with the Japanese’s requests. The Japanese wanted Louie and Phil to broadcast an anti-American Propaganda campaign. Both of them refused and were sent to one of the worst prison camps in Japan, nicknamed “execution island.” Once the guards got ahold of information about Louie’s previous stardom before the war they singled him out in everything they did. One of the guards, who the prisoners called “the Bird” was especially vicious towards Louie, requesting sadistic and atrocious treatment for him. Many of the prisoners perished, they couldn’t take the physical and mental punishment. Yet, Louie and other prisoners retained their fighting spirit, using their small victories to keep them
Louis Silvie Zamperini was born in 1917 to Anthony and Louise, both who were Italian immigrants who called Torrance, California home. As a kid Louie suffered from pneumonia which in turn left him with damaged lungs and his physique petite. He would later grow very much as a teen and develop a bad attitude and a hunger for crime. Louie would often steal and fight, he was a kid going through life with no ambition. His older brother, Pete, told their principal that if Louie joined a sports team that he would use some of his …show more content…
Officers and crewmen captured Louie and Phil and nursed them back to health in the infirmary. As prisoners in the mainland Louie and Phil are treated very well, they are sleeping in beds and are eating like Kings, but they are warned that the place that they are headed will not be as comfortable as this if they did not comply with the Japanese’s requests. The Japanese wanted Louie and Phil to broadcast an anti-American Propaganda campaign. Both of them refused and were sent to one of the worst prison camps in Japan, nicknamed “execution island.” Once the guards got ahold of information about Louie’s previous stardom before the war they singled him out in everything they did. One of the guards, who the prisoners called “the Bird” was especially vicious towards Louie, requesting sadistic and atrocious treatment for him. Many of the prisoners perished, they couldn’t take the physical and mental punishment. Yet, Louie and other prisoners retained their fighting spirit, using their small victories to keep them