During the American air assault on Japan in 1945, in the last stages of the war in the Pacific, eight US airmen were shot down while carrying out bombing runs on Chichi-Jima. Among them was a young airman called George Bush - he was the lucky one. The other seven were captured and killed by Japanese troops.
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During the American air assault on Japan in 1945, in the last stages of the war in the Pacific, eight US airmen were shot down while carrying out bombing runs on Chichi-Jima. Among them was a young airman called George Bush - he was the lucky one. The other seven were captured and killed by Japanese troops.
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Boston, Little Brown, 2003, stated and coded 1st edition/coded 7th printing, hardcover, red and blue-grey boards, fine square tight unmarked copy, fine dust jacket, 6-1/4"x9-1/2", 398pp, ill., text very slightly age-toned.
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Very Good. 400 p. 8pl; 8pl. During the American air assault on Japan in 1945, in the last stages of the war in the Pacific, eight US airmen were shot down while carrying out bombing runs on Chichi-Jima. Among them was a young airman called George Bush-he was the lucky one. The other seven were captured and killed by Japanese troops.
Excellent book about the war with Japan in the Pacific, giving a perspective I haven't read about before this book. It's difficult to understand the Japanese attitude towards and treatment of American (and other) prisoners. It brings into sharp contrast our conduct in leading the effort to rebuid post-war Japan.