
Written by Nel Yomtov · Illustrated by Rafal Szlapa
Part of the Amazing World War II Stories series
Survive a crash, endure captivity, defy breaking in WWII's harshest trials.
Louis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete turned WWII bombardier, survives a plane crash only to face a harrowing ordeal. Stranded at sea, then captured and tormented in a POW camp, his spirit is tested by a relentless captor. Can Zamperini's resilience withstand the brutal trials of war, or will he succumb to despair? Discover the gripping tale of survival and unyielding courage in the face of unimaginable adversity.
In the 1930s Louis Zamperini was a promising Olympic track athlete. But when World War II broke out, he enlisted and served as a bombardier with the U.S. Army Air Corps. In 1943 Zamperini miraculously survived when his bomber crashed in the Pacific Ocean. But that was just the beginning of his ordeal. After surviving for more than six weeks on a raft at sea, he was captured by Japanese forces and sent to a POW camp. For the next two years Zamperini endured brutal treatment at the hands of the Japanese officer who chose to make an example of him. But no matter how horrible things things became, Zamp refused to be broken. Learn all about Louis Zamperini and his unbreakable spirit as a prisoner of war in World War II.
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