The first reviews I read were not that positive. I'll have to go and judge for myself. Here is the trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjJbl7kRrI
The book is a compelling one.
I read the book a couple of years ago.
It is a well researched by Laura Hillenbrand, author of
Seabiscuit, a story that is often cited as one of the best sports books of all
time. In Unbroken Hillenbrand documents the story of American Louis Zamperini –
Olympic athlete, World War II veteran and survivor of Japanese Prisoner of War
camps.
I knew a little about Zamperini’s athletic achievements –
including an eighth in the 1936 Berlin Olympics 5000 metres – but nearly
nothing of his war experiences. Zamperini and his pilot floated 46 days in an
open raft after crashing their B-24 in the Pacific. After the crash, bombardier
Zamperini spent more than two years in captivity. Hillenbrand goes into great
detail about brutal, almost unimaginable conditions faced by POWs particularly
in the Ofuna Camp. (See picture to right.)
Somewhat coincidentally, shortly after finishing this book,
wife Karen and I visited the site of a former German POW camp on Lake Muskoka.
The German POW experience in Canada stands in stark contrast to those of
Canadian, American, Australian and other POWs captured in the Pacific. More
than 30,000 German POW’s were held in approximately 25 camps across Canada.
You can read my story at http://foreveryoungnews.com/posts/2297-home-in-cottage-country-german-pows-in-Canada
You can read my story at http://foreveryoungnews.com/posts/2297-home-in-cottage-country-german-pows-in-Canada
