Flyboys
3.4
Open LibraryAbout 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.
Themes & subjects
Prisoners of warMilitary Air pilotsMilitary HistoryWar crime trialsAntiquarianJapanese Prisoners and prisons
First published 2003Setting
JapanChichi IslandUnited StatesGuamChichi Island (Japan)20th century
About the author
James Bradley
1954 – 2026
American author from specializing in historical non-fiction chronicling the Pacific theater of World War II. His father, John Bradley, was involved in the first raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945.
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