Unbroken Part 3 (final)

I recently finished the book Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand. Louie has faced near-death experiences, harsh beatings and starvation already, but the hardships aren't over yet. The Bird and the other Japanese are even more brutal now that the Allies are starting to shift the momentum over to their side, and a lot of the anger is taken out on the POWs. Finally, the atomic bombs come, the war ends, and the POWs are rescued by the air force, who take Phil back home to his loved ones for the first time in years. He gets many medals and recognitions, even being a torchbearer in a few Olympics, and get married, but falls into a deep state of depression, from which he succumbs to alcohol and other bad habits. These problems isolate himself from the world, and even his wife wants to leave him now. But, in a spectacular turn of events, he switches from alcohol to christianity, and becomes healthy and himself again. He lives for over ninety years, and in his latter years, could still be found doing physical activity. I think this shows how bad alcoholism can be, just like in the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and how good it can be to get rid of it, just like Louie does. This book has definitely been one of my favorite biographies I have ever read, and an overall amazing true story and book. I think everyone should read this book, as it will change the way you think about POWs and the hardships of war.