Flyboys
Flyboys2003
About this book
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.
Details
- First published
- 2003
- OL Work ID
- OL211765W
Subjects
Prisoners of warMilitary Air pilotsMilitary HistoryWar crime trialsAntiquarianJapanese Prisoners and prisonsNonfictionWorld War, 1939-1945Biography & AutobiographyHistoryAtrocitiesBiographyWorld war, 1939-1945, atrocitiesWorld war, 1939-1945, japanWorld war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, japaneseAir pilots, biographyLarge type booksNew York Times reviewed