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re: Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:19 am to White Roach
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:19 am to White Roach
This book was easily the most mind blowing remarkable stories I've ever read. it reads so much like fiction because the story is so crazy that he lived through all of it. He was a true American hero.
I can't wait for the movie, but like others have said, there is no way they can fit all the details from the book into a 2-3 hour movie. I strongly encourage everyone who wants to see this movie to read the book first, you won't regret it.
I can't wait for the movie, but like others have said, there is no way they can fit all the details from the book into a 2-3 hour movie. I strongly encourage everyone who wants to see this movie to read the book first, you won't regret it.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:21 am to Napoleon
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f'n Jap prison guards. Just as bad as the Nazis, just not as efficient.
If you're comparing guards at POW camps then its not even a contest. The Japanese were far far worse than the Germans.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:33 am to Erin Go Bragh
One of the things I had a hard time believing was the grabbing of a shark. It just seems like that would be impossible. I wonder if any of the raft happenings were actually hallucinations. Then again if sharks are constantly around for days on end maybe it is not that far fetched.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 12:15 pm to SirSaintly
Finished the book a few weeks ago. It was really good. So good in fact that I convinced my sister to read it. She hates anything that has to do with WW2.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 1:40 pm to SirSaintly
So many amazing stories from WWII.
I guess because Z went to USC, it reminded me of this crazy story about a Notre Dame football player in WWII.
I guess because Z went to USC, it reminded me of this crazy story about a Notre Dame football player in WWII.
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Tonelli spent three years with the Fighting Irish varsity, leading Notre Dame to the brink of a national championship in 1938. Following the College All-Star Game in 1939, he received his gold class ring, on the underside of which he had his initials and graduation date ’39engraved.
He wore the ring proudly during a stint as an assistant coach at Providence College in 1939 and one season of pro football with the Chicago Cardinals in 1940.
Bataan death march: With an empty canteen, Tonelli began the 65-mile march near Mariveles, a port on Bataan’s southern tip. Through dust clouds, he spotted artesian wells bubbling with cold spring water, but he dared not stop: The Japanese savagely executed all who strayed from the march. At dusk, the parched prisoners improvised by spreading their shirts on the ground to collect the dew.
‘’When morning came, we’d wring them out for something to drink,’’ Tonelli recalls.
At dawn, cracks of rifle fire echoed throughout the hills. Some guards pumped bullets into those unable to continue; others delivered death with samurai swords.
Japanese tanks often swerved in deliberate attempts to run over wounded GIs lying on litters.
He wears the ringp. Tonelli was reflecting on his relative mortality when approached by a guard plundering the possessions of the weary, sunburned prisoners. He demanded Tonelli’s Notre Dame ring, and Tonelli refused. The guard reached for his sword.
‘’Give it to him,’’ yelled a nearby prisoner. ’’It’s not worth dying for.’’
Reluctantly, Tonelli surrendered the ring. A few minutes later, a Japanese officer appeared.
‘’Did one of my men take something from you?’’ he asked in perfect English.
‘’Yes,’’ Tonelli replied. ‘’My school ring.’’
‘’Here,’’ said the officer, pressing the ring into Tonelli’s callused, grimy hand. ‘’Hide it somewhere. You may not get it back next time.’’
The act left Tonelli speechless. ‘’I was educated in America,’’ the officer explained. ‘’At the University of Southern California. I know a little about the famous Notre Dame football team. In fact, I watched you beat USC in 1937. I know how much this ring means to you, so I wanted to get it back to you.’’
The surreal encounter ended, and the gridiron and battlefield rivals headed their separate ways.
‘’I always thought that someday he’d try to look me up,‘’ Tonelli says. ’’I guess he probably didn’t make it through the war.’’
Posted on 10/21/14 at 1:43 pm to VolsMissthe90s
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She hates anything that has to do with WW2.
Why does your sister hate Jews?
Posted on 10/21/14 at 2:25 pm to Erin Go Bragh
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If you're comparing guards at POW camps then its not even a contest. The Japanese were far far worse than the Germans.
ehhh.. The Russians, the Poles and the slavs would disagree.
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