Unbroken Resources

Laura Hillenbrand's website has a spiffy interactive map that you can use to track Louie's miraculous journey across half the world. 

Louie may be from your great grandfather's generation, but that doesn't mean he hasn't kept up with the times.<em> </em>Yup—he has a website too. 

A story this incredible is perfect for the big screen.

<em>Unbroken </em>has such broad appeal, we're able to link to <em>Sports Illustrated, </em>something we're not usually able to do when discussing popular literature.

<em>Superlative Pack Rats </em>isn't as catchy a title as <em>Hoarders, </em>but in this case, Louie's tendency to save <em>everything </em>is what allowed Laura Hillenbrand to write such a well-researched book.

Hillenbrand never even met Louie face-to-face while researching her book. Homebound herself by chronic illness, she was able to relate to Louie's years of confinement. 

We're talking about the Bird here, believe it or not. Bob Simon was shocked to discover that Watanabe seemed like "a perfectly nice guy" during his interview with the war criminal. 

JOUR380 was the best college class of 2011 when Louie Zamperini came to visit.

We wish we'd come up with <em>that </em>headline, which Scott Simon uses on <em>Weekend Edition</em> when introduction Laura Hillenbrand.

Get an earful of the <em>Unbroken </em>audiobook sample here.

One of the few men <em>not </em>pictured in the book is Glenn Cunningham. Here he is for your viewing pleasure. 

Louie catches a pilot fish to bait a shark, which is the animal kingdom equivalent of someone kidnapping Phil to bait Louie. 

Here's the blimp seen 'round the world: the Graf Zeppelin