In Memoriam

Louis Zamperini (1917-2014), RIP

Jul 03, 2014

Justin Taylor

Below is a profile of Louis Zamperini, who lived an amazing life and was rescued (in more than one sense) by the grace of God. He has now gone to be with the Lord.

The story is told in Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (see reviews by Collin Hansen and Tim Challies).

To read more about Zamperini’s Christian testimony, see his autobiography Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian’s Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II.

Angelina Jolie’s film version of Zamperini’s story (trailer following the profile below) arrives in theaters on Christmas Day 2014.

(Short version)



(Longer version)




You can also watch Zamperini’s 1958 testimony at the Billy Graham Crusade, nine years after his conversion at a crusade.