I believe I created a post sometime ago about a non-fiction audiobook I’d just heard called “Unbroken” about a most amazing man named Louis Zamperini. I’m excited to learn that a movie is being made about him. Here are some snippets about just a few of his incredible feats as the ultimate survivor:
-At 19 years old, Zamperini qualified for the Olympics in track and field after racing 5,000 meters for the second time ever.
-He wound up finishing in eight place at the Berlin, Germany, games in 1936. There, he met Adolf Hitler, who requested a meeting.
-He stole Hitler’s personal Nazi flag, which he still has to this day.
-Zamperini joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941, later flying several dangerous missions across the Pacific.
-In the summer of 1943 he was the only man of an 11-man crew to ultimately survive an attack on their B-24 over the ocean.
-Initially, Zamperini and two other crew members survived on a raft for several days, collecting rain water for drinking as well as the blood of the birds they would kill bare handed. Sharks would circle and brush up against their raft. One crew member died on day 33. The other two survived a total of 47 days.
-They drifted 2000 miles to the Marshall Islands, where they’re taken as prisoners by the Japanese.
-Zamperini became a prisoner of war, enduring constant torture and starvation for two years.
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/unbroken-incredible-life-louis-zamperini-025425007.html
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 
This should be an amazing film if done properly. The book was an incredible illustration of “truth is stranger than fiction.”
I agree on both counts, and was amazed to learn that after all he’s been through that he’s still alive at the age of 95. But then again, based on all he’s been through and survived, perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised after all.
Russ
I read “Unbroken’ over a year ago,and it is one of my all-time favorite books, ever. Just a life-changing story of a truly incredible man, whose spirit is truly, unbroken. I have been waiting [not so patiently!] for the movie to be out..Can’t wait and just hope that they do him and his story justice. The author has a FB page if you wish to follow and get her updates! 🙂
Thank you for the additioinal info and feedback, Bonnie. The movie makers have a lot of great material to work with, so hopefully they’ll tell the tale the way it deserves to be told and honor his amazing feats and qualities in the process.
Russ
What a fascinating man! It sounds like it’s going to be an incredible film – I hope they really make it a tribute to him and his achievements.
Me too. Thank you for your comment.
Russ