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Publisher:
Hachette Audio |
Release
Date: Unabridged October 13 |
ISBN:
9781478907459 |
Format
Reviewed: Audio Cassette / Unabridged |
Amazon |
Genre:
Nonfiction / Military / Autobiography |
Reviewer:
Brenda Weeaks |
Reviewer
Notes: Strong subject matter. |
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Flyboys
A
True Story of American Courage
By James
Bradley
Flyboys
is about nine pilots shot down during WWII. Its backdrop is the
history of both American and Japan. The author also takes readers
through the Armed Service's change from ground and water to air.
It's the kind of subject matter that will pique the interest of
both military and civilian reader.
Bradley
goes into graphic detail about the conditions and treatment these
men and others endured at the hands of the Japanese military. Fair
warning: the graphic cruelty of the Japanese military (beheadings,
beatings, and cannibalism) is hard to stomach. The one pilot who
was rescued at sea and returned home was former President Bush.
The author discloses how the loss of the other pilots, to this day,
haunts his thoughts.
Flyboys
starts off slow, but picks up quickly. It's revealing, shocking,
and gruesome, the kind of book that is hard to forget and demands
discussion. Highly recommended.
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