Phillip Harman wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was born with a tennis racquet in his hand. As a young tennis player from California, he goes to Hong Kong for a fundraiser to help the Children of China. While there he falls in love, but Japan takes over Hong Kong and he is tortured and put in prison. Unwilling to die or be broken, he fights to survive and reunite with his new love. Remade from Phillip Harman's Factual Story of an American Youth's Torture and Imprisonment by the Japanese
family for the Sixth War Bond Drive . Sylvia and Louise were given scripts that called for them to speak of Louie as if he were dead . Out of politeness , the Zamperinis read the scripts as written .
Beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos.
"A perfect military fantasy: brutal, complex, human and impossible to put down.
From Laura Hillenbrand, the bestselling author of Seabiscuit, comes Unbroken, the inspiring true story of a man who lived through a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believed.
With stories in various genres about first loves, friendship, war, travel, and more, Unbroken will offer today's teen readers a glimpse into the lives of disabled people in the past, present, and future.
Experience the true story of Louis Zamperini and learn to tell the story of what God is doing in your life.
. . Unbroken is wonderful twice over, for the tale it tells and for the way it’s told. . .
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared.
Louis Zamperini, a clever young delinquent turned Olympic runner, became an airman when the war came.
in San Francisco was overwhelmed with hundreds of congratulatory telegrams for the Howards, including those from Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, and Fred Astaire. The papers were full of Seabiscuit, proclaimed on that coast to be the best horse ...