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A True American Classic!
This is a very unabashed propaganda book, <
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>Very much at war. <
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>It is a very true book. <
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>I am totally offended by politically correct dweebs who ignore the fact that, <
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>If we had lost the war to the Japanese, <
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>They would be either dead or in a sushi factory, <
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>Making tiny fish even tinier, <
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>For the total pay of one rice ball a day. <
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>Colonel Robert L. Scott was a great man, <
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>Who knew what needed to be done, <
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>And how to do it. <
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>Whatever it's faults, <
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>This is a great inspirational read, <
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>By a very great American. <
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>I am only distressed that the dull, the unimaginative, the <
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>Gutless, the cowardly, <
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>Fail to recognize what they owe to such great men, <
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>As Colonel Scott. <
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>They are too stupid to recognize how often, <
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>Even as the commander of the unit, <
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>He flew as wingman. <
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>They do not understand how much that simple fact evinced BOTH <
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>His courage and, at the same time, his humility, <
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>Even if one were a total pacifist, <
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>To fail to grasp the pure poetry of Colonel Scott's description <
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Not so good
Well, I have to agree with tungan, the writing in this book leaves a lot to be desired. I found I was scanning more pages than I was reading, which is really strange because I am a huge fan of WWII air combat and will read and re-read anything I can get my hands on no mater how dry. <
> Another problem I have is the title of the book... "God is my co-pilot " I feel is very deceiving. It led me to believe that this would be a story of a man and the evolution of his faith, as he leaned on God to help him during his missions. <
> The only reference to God in the whole book is in the preface (and that was a quote from a doctor operating on Scott after he had been injured). <
> I don't have problem with the Japanese bashing simply because that was the way everybody talked back then. We were at war with them and everybody hated them. Leave history alone, right or wrong...we are stuck with it. <
> Anyway I recommend passing on this book, there are a lot of other WWII air combat books out there that are a much better read than this one.

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Great War Story and More...
My Mom introduced this book to me when I first was developing an interest in WWII. I couldn't put it down. The story of Colonel Scott form learning how to fly, his cancelled B-17 mission, and his actions with the Flying Tigers makes for exciting reading. I enjoed the book and still have the old copy. One thing to keep in mid while you read this is that fact that it IS a war story. One shouldn't expect a love for the enemy in a war story, (I never read one that did). It simply displays the attitudes people had back then.
There many great stories in the actions of the Flying Tigers, and this is one of them. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read war stories. The adventure of Colonel Scott and his P-40 was great to read.