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Louis Silvie Louie Zamperini January 26 1917 July 2 2014 was an American World War II prisoner of war survivor motivational speaker and track and field athlete. In 1941 he was commissioned into the United States Army Air Forces.

Unbroken Lessons In Leadership And Life From Louis Zamperini

From Laura Hillenbrand the bestselling author of Seabiscuit comes Unbroken the inspiring true story of a man who lived through a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believedIn evocative immediate descriptions Hillenbrand unfurls the story of Louie Zamperini--a juvenile delinquent-turned-Olympic runner.

. Amazon Best Books of the Month November 2010. Louis Silvie Zamperini January 26 1917 July 2 2014 was an American World War II veteran and an Olympic distance runner. Louis Silvie Zamperini was born to Italian immigrant parents on January 26 1917 in the town of Olean New York.

The author Laura Hillenbrand offers background information about the mens twenty-seven day trip and about Louies previous athletic accomplishments. Zamperini was a long distance runner at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The Preface opens with the image of Louis Silvie Zamperini and two other crewmen lying on a small raft in the middle of the ocean with sharks circling below them.

Growing up in Torrance California Zamperini ran track at Torrance High School. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process.

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