This book made me re-think what I thought I knew about WW2 and the Pacific War. Bradley's writing has an amazing way of bringing faceless characters to life. As a man in my 20's, most of my experience with WW2 has come from the History Channel and other documentary type footage. This book reads as a suspense novel. It follows the lives of a few brave men who volunteered to be navy pilots, fight the japanese, and defend America. The stories of these men's home lives was as fascinating as their wartime experiences.
The horror begins when the pilots are shot down, and taken prisoner by the Japanese. There are many points in this book when the romantic view of the war is shattered. The sacrafice of the soldiers in this book is amazing, and makes me pray that soldiers today do not face the same atrocities. |
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