Flights of Passage: Recollections of a World War II Aviator, (Paperback)

from TimBazzett

I didn't discover this book until around 2003, I think it was. I'd just read Hynes' other memoir, The Growing Seasons, and wanted to know what happened next. I ordered Flights of Passage and absolutely loved it! I've read it a couple more times since then and even wrote to Sam asking him what hap...

from read.to.live

In his memoir With the Old Breed, Eugene Sledge writes "It's ironic that the record of our company was so outstanding but that so few individuals were decorated for bravery. Uncommon valor was displayed so often it went largely unnoticed." In that context, it surprised me that Hynes earned two DF...

from napgeorge

An excellent look at what war is really like. A great nonfiction read to complement "The Cellist of Sarajevo."

from jamespurcell

Candid, elitist(from a commissioned marine flyer) perspective on war in the Pacific. Often reads like the frat house goes to war. Let's drink all night and fly in the morning. His reflections on his crew, never saw them except when flying, never shared a meal and disparaged them with his comment ...

from TimBazzett

I didn't discover this book until around 2003, I think it was. I'd just read Hynes' other memoir, The Growing Seasons, and wanted to know what happened next. I ordered Flights of Passage and absolutely loved it! I've read it a couple more times since then and even wrote to Sam asking him what hap...