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I chose this topic because I really like the book and movie and just think his story is incredible. I already knew alot about his story going in, and I just relearned everything since I havent read the book since 7th grade. My thoughts did not change, I just use him as a huge motivation to stay strong through any hardships. I really enjoyed rereading the book and relearning the information.

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“Louis Zamperini.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Mar. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Zamperini#Olympics.

Unbroken By Laura Hillenbrand
November 16, 2010

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Laura Hillenbrad wrote a book about Louis called Unbroken, that was developed into a movie directed by Angelina Jolie

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Louis was known since he was an Olympian, which made him a target. He went through hell from a guard who he nicknamed he ¨The Bird¨. He hated the bird, and he was one of the top 40 most wanted war criminals in Japan. Louis went to three different camps, and was horrendously torn apart at each one. Their goal was to break him, but they never could.

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Louis' plane went down above the pacific after mechanical issues ruined it. 8 men died, leaving Louis, Russell Allen Phillips, and Frank McNamara. Frank died after 33 days, and they went through shark attacks, Japanese plan attacks, storms, and almost no food. Eventually, they drifted onto the Japanese-occupied Marshall Islands. They were now POWS

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Louis took 8th in the 5000 meter. He ran 56 seconds in his final lap, which was very impressive. Hitler had Louis come to his box, and said to him ¨Ah, youre the boy with the fast finish"and shook his hand. While in Berlin, Louis and his friends stole a Nazi flag from city hall that Louie never lost.

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Louis Zamperini was an Olympic runner and WW2 veteran. He ran in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, where he took a picture with Hitler and stole a Nazi flag that he kept for his entire life. He was a bombardier in US bomber planes in the war, serving in a B-24 liberator. He was captured by the Japanese in the pacific. He was tortured by the Japanese in concentration camps as a POW, but made it through.