Summary
A World War II story of true events that wil amaze the reader. Louie Zamperini was a superb athlete who ran in the Berlin Olympics. He then joined the service and became an airman, then on a doomed flight in 1943. This plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean and was stranded in a life raft for many days. This is only the beginning of his trials in Japanese prison camps and torture. A story of how strong the mind can be under such circumstances. It is a truly an inspiratioonal story. You have to read this to believe it.