Flyboys

Why it’s on the list: Bradley’s account of nine American airmen shot down over Chichi Jima — eight of whom were never accounted for publicly — and of what the Pacific war did on both sides. He sets the atrocity inside the longer history of how each country had been taught to see the other.

Where I saw it: In the reply thread to @typesfast’s question, “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (June 5, 2025) — a crowd-sourced list Kyle recovered by hand and saved to his Apple Note “Books To Read”; the full set of replies lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet). It was listed there as “Flyboys by James Bradley”.

Connections

• World War II — the Pacific theatre.
• D-Day, June 6, 1944 — Ambrose’s European-theatre book, named in the same thread.
• What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.