Flyboys: A True Story of Courage

Posted on 06 July 2019 by James D. Bradley

The classic New York Times bestselling story of heroism and sacrifice by the author of Flags of Our Fathers, The Imperial Cruise, and The China Mirage.This acclaimed bestseller brilliantly illuminates a hidden piece of World War II history as it tells the harrowing true story of nine American airmen shot down in the Pacific One of them, George H W Bush, was miraculously rescued What happened to the other eight remained a secret for almost 60 years After the war, the American and Japanese governments conspired to cover up the shocking truth, and not even the families of the airmen were informed of what happened to their sons Their fate remained a mystery until now FLYBOYS is a tale of courage and daring, of war and death, of men and hope It will make you proud and it will break your heart. New Read Flyboys: A True Story of Courage author James D. Bradley For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book literally changed my view of the world I was amazed, shocked, disgusted, astounded and inspired This is one of those books that gives you a different perspective on history than the one you receive in school and it turned my perception of the world on its head in a good way If you ve never wondered how horrific tragedies are perpetrated on mankind, you are like probably 95% of the rest of the civilized world, and you should probably read this book This is a bit of history that This book literally changed my view of the world I was amazed, shocked, disgusted, astounded and inspired This is one of those books that gives you a different perspective on history than the one you receive in school and it turned my perception of the world on its head in a good way If you ve never wondered how...This is the first time I ve read a book that has made me feel like I needed to take a shower afterwards.It s brutal It s in your face graphic It s violent If this had been a movie, I would ve gotten up and walked out.I have almost no tolerance for violence None Zip Nadda.But, I realized this book was important This wasn t gratuitous violence meant to thrill and excite This was honesty at its bestor at its worst depending on how you look at it, but honesty nonetheless.When I think of This is the first time I ve read a book that has made me feel like I needed to take a shower afterwards.It s brutal It s in your face graphic It s violent If this had been a movie, I would ve gotten up and walked out.I have almost no tolerance for violence None Zip Nadda.But, I realized this book was important This wasn t gratuitous violence meant to thrill and excite This was honesty at its bestor at its worst depending on how you look at it, but honesty nonetheless.When I think of World War II, like many I think of Germany and Hitler and all the horrendous things the Nazis did But when it comes to war, it would seem all parties involved have something to feel shameful about.At times Flyboys made me ashamed to be an American At other times it made me ashamed to be part of the human race, period This General Curtis LeMay quote sums it upEvery sol...My ignorance about the Second World War in the Pacific was shameful, but thanks to this brilliant book that has been to a degree rectified It presents a marvellous overview not only of crucial events, but of the history leading up to both Japan and America s involvement in that war.It s a difficult read, purely because the book contains so much about violence and human degradation, but I personally feel these are things I ought to know In my spoiler I give a very long and thorough synopsis of My ignorance about the Second World War in the Pacific was shameful, but thanks to this brilliant book that has been to a degree rectified It presents a marvellous overview not only of crucial events, but of the history leading up to both Japan and America s involvement in that war.It s a difficult read, purely because the book contains so much about violence and human degradation, but I personally feel these are things I ought to know In my spoiler I give a very long and thorough synopsis of aspects of the book that particularly interested me mostly quotes from the book , and here I just note some of my general feelings after reading itI have forgiven the Japanese I have Japanese friends I make it clear that ... With men the normal state of nature is not peace but war Immanuel KantJames Bradley in his book unveils the secret stories of eight flyboys executed far out in the vast pacific in WWIILet me be honest, friends.I wasn t the least prepared for what I was up to reading Flyboys A True Story of Courage I mean I was expecting somewhat like adventure and Heroismus a la Hollywood, with simple black and white, the good guys against the bad ones..Instead I ve become crushing Realit t With men the normal state of nature is not peace but war Immanuel KantJames Bradley in his book unveils the secret stories of eight flyboys executed far out in the vast pacific in WWIILet me be honest, friends.I wasn t the least prepared for what I was up to reading Flyboys A True Story of Courage I mean I was expecting somewhat like adventure and Heroismus a la Hollywood, with simple black and white, the good guys against the bad ones..Instead I ve become crushing Realit t and thoroughly researched details depicting a gruesome war In this war you have a big and diffuse grey zone, you cannot discern between the good and bad guy...Every so often a book comes along which goes beyond excellent or informative It goes beyond all the customary accolades critics heap upon a fine book and its author A book sometimes reaches the level of being an important, if not an essential, part of the literary canon Flyboys if not for historical reasons, then for philosophical ones is such a book.Written by Bill Bradley and published in 2003, Flyboys tells the story of eight American Navy pilots who were shot down and captured by the Every so often a book comes along which goes beyond excellent or informative It goes beyond all the customary accolades critics heap upon a fine book and its author A book s...I tried to read Flyboys A True Story of Courage twice before and always stopped when the author tells the story of a Japanese soldier who rapes and kills a young girl after he kills the father What turned me off was the author appends the honorific san to this soldier It pissed me off to show that respect Well I powered through on the third try and glad I did There is a reason the author did that which you only find out about later This is a 5 Star history if there ever was one You I tried to read Flyboys A True Story of Courage twice before and always stopped when the author ...I have contended that books should not get a 5 star rating unless they are must read books this is a must read There are many people who will bypass this book because it is about an old war, not worthy of their interest Many others will put it down without finishing it because it is, as the lady who loaned it to me said, rather gruesome Both of those types should read it, however, because it is full of hard truths about the nature of man in general, and about the natu...I ve been reading historical non fiction for a LONG time, and it s rare to find a book about as threadbare a topic as World War 2 that is both informative and, at the same time, causes one to re examine ones perspective of those events Flyboys was one of those books for me.All I knew or thought I knew about Flyboys when I bought it last week off the bargain book shelf at Borders was that it was the story of downed US aviators and their horrific treatment at the hands of their Japanese I ve been reading historical non fiction for a LONG time, and it s rare to find a...For Christmas, I got this as a book on tape, but I enjoyed the first chapters so much that I went out and bought the book James Bradley s writing is elegant and well researched I enjoyed learning about the Doolittle Raid, Tokyo Fire Raid and hearing about President George H.W Bush and his time as a flyboy.I would have liked to heardetails on the daily life of different fliers andabout some of the boys that survived The book was very focused on the war crimes committed on Chichi For Christmas, I got this as a book on tape, but I enjoyed the first chapters so much tha...I don t give out 5 stars too often, and this one should get a six The stories in this book had to be told, and they had to be told in a particular way Bradley does a masterful job in relating the horrific details of what happened to 8 U.S pilots on a speck of earth called Chichi Jima The fact that this island is not a WW...

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06 July 2019

James D. Bradley