I read Ghost Soldiers. Great book. Fly Boys, on the other hand seemed to start as an anti-war work. I never finished it. Should I?
There are to Fly Boys books. One is about the pilots and the Japanese. Don't remember the author.
Yes, finish it. You should be able to clearly recognize the kumbaya moments and take them for what they are. The meeting of Japanese and American survivors is instructive. It's hard to gauge the honesty of the Japanese grunt when he blames it all on the officers. Myself, I took it with a pound of salt and skipped/scanned the "someother dude it" parts.
Fly Boys the book is not the new movie. I can't find the author. I will look for the book and get back to you.
Here it is and all 201 reviews. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0316105848/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/104-4768065-4464739?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books