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Loading... Flyboys: A True Story of Courageby James Bradley
Recently read this book and overall I liked it. It revealed the brutality that Japanese soldiers showed to our flyers when they were captured. Our men were decapitated and cannabilized by their capturers. Well written by Bradley and it contained some recently released information that had been kept from the public for years. (  ) PeterFWarren | Aug 16, 2012 |  FLYBOYS is the true story of young American airmen who were shot down over Chichi Jima. Eight of these young men were captured by Japanese troops and taken prisoner. Another was rescued by an American submarine and went on to become president. The reality of what happened to the eight prisoners has remained a secret for almost 60 years. After the war, the American and Japanese governments conspired to cover up the shocking truth. Not even the families of the airmen were informed what had happened to their sons. It has remained a mystery - until now. ( ) MissBoyer3 | Sep 4, 2011 | Should have been subtitled race, war, morality, and hypocrisy in the Pacific. It uses the story of nine downed fliers as a fulcrum for discussing the ethics and blatant bull of both Japan and the US in times of armed conflict from the 1630s to the 1950s. (  ) Segapup | Aug 29, 2011 | Good book, great insight to some of the key events of the Pacific theater during WW2. ( ) dharper1 | Mar 16, 2011 | this is a book that has the downfall of great nation ( ) irishliberator | Oct 25, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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