Laura Hillenbrand has done it again. Following her significant success with "Seabiscuit", she has accomplished another tour de force. "Unbroken" is a true American story, the biography of an American of extraordinary accomplishments in many areas, not the least, surviving captivity as a POW under the most difficult circumstances in the custody of Japanese soldiers.
It is well known that the Japanese Army treated civilians and POWs without any sympathy whatsoever. Their record during the course of hostilities is a pitiable list of crimes against humanity in every theater in which they dominated the landscape. Rarely has an author been able to capture the details of a singular life. Fortunately, her subject, Louis Zamperini is alive and well at age 93, blessed with a sharp memory for detail and having in possession considerable documentation and photographs to assist in compiling the record.
The fact that much of his life was witnessed by many underscores his achievements. This book could not be more highly recommended.
An amazing story!
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