Flyboys By James Bradley
Title: Flyboys, what the title means to me is that it's about pilots in a war fighting enemies. The title sparks my interest a little. Yes, the title does fit with the text of the book.
Author: James Bradley, I have read another book from this Author before called “Flags of our Fathers”.
Type of Book: Nonfiction, Most people who like to read this kind of book are people who like to learn about war. I read these types of books every once and awhile. I really enjoy reading these types of books about war because war just interests me.
Characters: George H.W. Bush- he was rescued by a submarine after being shot down, he later became the forty-first President of the United States. Jimmy Dye, Glenn Frazier, Floyd Hall, Marve Mershon, Warren Earl …show more content…
One pilot, George H. W. Bush, was rescued by a submarine. The other eight were captured by the Japanese, and disappeared. A military inquiry after the war was labeled top secret and sealed the story of the fate of these men from even their families.
I did not know that George H. W. Bush was a pilot, nor did I know he was in the military.
Your Evaluation: The way this book compares with “Flags of our Fathers” is that it both takes place in world war II, and both about the war with the Japanese.
The book appealed to me on an emotional level because this story reminded me of the stories that my Grandfather used to tell me when I was younger.
Favorite Quotes: “I have to think to myself: I deserve a death sentence. I didn’t kill just one or two. Only war allows this-these torments I have to bear until I die” (Bradley)
“True combat power is arms multiplied by fighting spirit. If one of them is infinitely strong, you will succeed.” (Asahi Shimbun newspaper, quoted in Japan at War: An Oral History)
“The American people will regret the day I was crucified by politics and bureaucracy." (Billy
Author: James Bradley, I have read another book from this Author before called “Flags of our Fathers”.
Type of Book: Nonfiction, Most people who like to read this kind of book are people who like to learn about war. I read these types of books every once and awhile. I really enjoy reading these types of books about war because war just interests me.
Characters: George H.W. Bush- he was rescued by a submarine after being shot down, he later became the forty-first President of the United States. Jimmy Dye, Glenn Frazier, Floyd Hall, Marve Mershon, Warren Earl …show more content…
One pilot, George H. W. Bush, was rescued by a submarine. The other eight were captured by the Japanese, and disappeared. A military inquiry after the war was labeled top secret and sealed the story of the fate of these men from even their families.
I did not know that George H. W. Bush was a pilot, nor did I know he was in the military.
Your Evaluation: The way this book compares with “Flags of our Fathers” is that it both takes place in world war II, and both about the war with the Japanese.
The book appealed to me on an emotional level because this story reminded me of the stories that my Grandfather used to tell me when I was younger.
Favorite Quotes: “I have to think to myself: I deserve a death sentence. I didn’t kill just one or two. Only war allows this-these torments I have to bear until I die” (Bradley)
“True combat power is arms multiplied by fighting spirit. If one of them is infinitely strong, you will succeed.” (Asahi Shimbun newspaper, quoted in Japan at War: An Oral History)
“The American people will regret the day I was crucified by politics and bureaucracy." (Billy