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50 Mission Cap
03-24-2008, 01:04 PM
Am about 1/2 through "Fly Boys" by James Bradley. It's about navy pilots and their exploits attacking WWII era Japan. Focuses on 8 of the guys who were downed, executed and whose bodies' were cannabalized. Great book, and well written, but is really hard to read at times. Anyone else read?
mimbresman
03-24-2008, 01:46 PM
You mean the Imperial Japanese practiced cannibalism? Sick! :mad:
jh4rt
03-24-2008, 04:53 PM
About the island right next to Iwo Jima, right? Yes, very interesting book. As I recall, G Bush was involved somehow. It has been a few years.
50 Mission Cap
03-24-2008, 04:55 PM
About the island right next to Iwo Jima, right? Yes, very interesting book. As I recall, G Bush was involved somehow. It has been a few years.
Yeah, called "chi chi jima". Bush was downed there but rescued by a sub. Have TREMENDOUS respect for the guy having read a good part of this book; all politics aside.
Just read Baa Baa Blacksheep and the Chesty Puller story. Now I am reading a history of the French Foreign Legion. May look for the Flyboy title.
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