From the very first word, this book is tone death. "Fly Boys" is the demeaning title, and the author uses that insulting phrase, even while praising the U.S. pilots. They were not generally referred to as "fly boys" and for most who heard it, it was a slap at the youngsters who gave their lives in the air war. Then, in the text, the books wanders, skips and jumps, often ignoring the "fly boys" for endless pages of anti-war polemic. He is correct, of course, that the United States has proven itself to be a war-like nation, thirsty for battle all over the globe. Our history certainly supports that view. But while most U.S. wars were and are unnecessary and cruel, World War II was justified even if the unnecessary horrors inflicted were not. In any case all that's taught in this book is that humans are blood thirsting. What else is new ?