This was an incredible tale. I never knew there were so many sharks in the Pacific and that was only a small piece of what wowed me of this story. Zamperini himself said that he wasn't a hero, just a survivor and I have to agree. Although "just a survivor" doesn't do the experience justice. He did become a hero in my eyes when he started the camp for troubled youth because he focussed on helping others. War turns men into beasts. I cannot imagine people doing what they did. Shocking.