Unbroken Site

The title reflects Zamperini's refusal to let his spirit be crushed, even under extreme physical and psychological torture.

While the Zamperini story is the most prominent, other works also share the title: Unbroken

A rebellious youth in California, Zamperini channeled his energy into track, eventually competing as a long-distance runner in the 1936 Berlin Olympics . The title reflects Zamperini's refusal to let his

Post-war, Zamperini struggled with PTSD and alcoholism before a religious conversion led him to forgive his former captors, eventually returning to Japan to meet some of them. Zamperini channeled his energy into track

During WWII, he served as a bombardier in the U.S. Army Air Forces. In 1943, his B-24 bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean during a rescue mission.