role models. James Kunichi Sasaki: Sasaki is a Japanese man who becomes friends with Louis in the United States long before his POW capture. Dasani reappears at the Ofuna camp, as a head interrogator. Russell Allen Phillips: Russell / “Phil”, a survivor of the Green Hornet crash alongside Louis and one of Louis’ best friends. Initially they were both imprisoned at Ofuna but Phil was relocated. He survives the war and marries. Francis McNamara: Francis / “Mac”, the third survivor of the crash of the Green Hornet, buried at sea. Gaga: Gaga was a pet duck of the Ofuna POWs killed by the guards. The Quack: An unnamed Japanese officer who beats Bill Harris for creating a map of the camp and a Japanese-English dictionary. William Harris: William / Bill, one of the first people Louis meets at Ofuna camp, known for his photographic memory and language skills. Mutsuhiro Watanabe: known as “The Bird”, a sadistic guard at Ofuna, intent on breaking Louis down. Cynthia Applewhite Zamperini: Louis’ wife, who meets Louis in Miami Beach after the war and marries him against the wishes of her parents after two months. Cynthia leads Louis to seek spiritual guidance when he succumbs to alcoholism. Billy Graham: the evangelist who inspires Louis’ post-war spiritual reawakening that lifts him out of alcoholism and despair. Publication Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption was officially published on November 16, 2010 by Random House Publishing Group. Soon after its publication, the book was praised on the New York Times Bestseller list and remained on the list for a consecutive 160 weeks; To this day the book has sold well over 4 million copies. Awards and honors 2010 Publishers Weekly "Top 10 Best Books" 2010 The New York Times Best Seller list (Nonfiction) 2010 Time magazine's "Top 10 Nonfiction Books" (#1) 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist (Biography) 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards (Adult Non-Fiction) 2011 Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction longlist Adaptations A feature film based on the book was adapted by Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures. Angelina Jolie directed this film while the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson wrote the screenplay. Jack O'Connell portrays Louis Zamperini and the film had its general release on Christmas 2014 to mixed reviews but was a box office success. A subsequent movie,