Hi all
Here are a few books I just finished reading. Thought I would let you all know about some good reads. I would say all deserve there own FoxHole Thread. ( hint;-)
Storm on the Horizon
Khafji - The Battle that Changed the Golf War
David Morris
Flyboys
James Bradley
About the fate of pilots shot down over Chichi Jima And how George Bush missed getting invited to dinner.
Some good lines from the book:
Japanese pilot Mitsuo Fuchida ( led Pearl Harbor attack) in 1959 to Paul Tibbets
" You did the right thing. You know the Japanese attitude at that time, how fanatic they were, they'd die for the Emperor..... Every man, woman, child would have resisted that invasion with stick and stones if necessary..... Can you imagine what a slaughter it would be to invade Japan? It would have been terribie. The Japanese people know more about that than the American public will ever know."
Few people now reflect that Samurai swords killed more people in WWII than atomic bombs
Brave Men Gentle Heroes
American fathers and Sons in WWII and Vietnam
Adak: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586
http://www.vpnavy.com./vp9586.html
The Author CAPTAIN Jampoler was my Squadron CO And VP-9 was our sister Squadron.
Enjoy
Thanks for the recommendations. "Flyboys" is the only one I have heard of.
Thanks for the link to the Alfa Foxtrot 586 story.
Grigsby’s mother, white-haired, weather-beaten from life on the mid-western plains, saw and understood. “Son,” she said to Cressy, “let me tell you about Jerry. Twenty-four years ago, when he was 12, he about drowned in a pool. We got him out and revived him. And we have had 24 good years of life with him, 24 years of helping him get ready for this one moment when he had the opportunity to save the lives of ten others. We can’t get to upset about that, can we? It hurts a lot. But we have gained, too.”