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hnkuchera's review against another edition
5.0
Very informative. I learned a lot of things I never knew about WWII between the Allies and Japan. The author did a good job of even allotment of blame for atrocities committed and leaves the reader with only the regret that war occurs at all.
deannainrb's review against another edition
4.0
The true stories of American pilots in WWII, as well as their Japanese counterparts, that paint an especially gruesome portrait of war.
lovesles's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely mind blowing book. It changed my perspective on a lot of things. Highly recommend to people who enjoy war books.
jameshousworth's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
jmaynard15's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.5
alidottie's review
4.0
This was such a hard book to read!! I kept reminding myself that I am familiar with the perils and atrocities of war. Indeed I have read "Ghost Soldiers" (about the Bataan Death March soldier) and John McCain's memoir as a POW in a Japanese concentration camp and just last year, Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken" which spends a considerable amount of time describing life experiences of POWs in Japanese concentration camps. So why I kept asking myself did this book feel like I had never been introduced to WWII's war in the Pacific before?
I'm still not 100% sure, but I think it was the straightforward report of decapitations, rape, and cannabilism--beginning with the Japanese in China--that made me so depressed. War truly is hell and if you don't believe it, read this book!
I am going to be reviewing this for my group of little old ladies who are in their 90's. I will not share all the atrocities mentioned to them. I am sure that they will have plenty to share about this time--more than I can tell them!
I'm still not 100% sure, but I think it was the straightforward report of decapitations, rape, and cannabilism--beginning with the Japanese in China--that made me so depressed. War truly is hell and if you don't believe it, read this book!
I am going to be reviewing this for my group of little old ladies who are in their 90's. I will not share all the atrocities mentioned to them. I am sure that they will have plenty to share about this time--more than I can tell them!