Louis Zamperini. An Olympian, a lieutenant, a prisoner of war, and a Christian speaker. He starts as a normal boy in the little town of Torrance, California with big dreams of success. From his childhood to his elderly age, problems never left his side. Being Italian, he was ostracized by his community. War broke apart his family, pushing him onto a painful journey of anxiety, abuse, and imprisonment. It took away his friends and set him into a constant state of mental turmoil. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is the story of his life and how he overcame those problems and finally achieved peace with the world and himself.