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Bill Burr repeatedly highlighted the book as the first WWII account that opened his eyes to the Pacific campaigns, noting its balanced portrayal of both brutal and heroic actions by American and Japanese forces. He emphasized a shocking chapter on cannibalism that forced him to pause, and praised the work for its depth and impact, saying it would make listeners better people. Overall, the host presented it as a powerful, highly recommended read.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-16-13
It was mentioned as the first book the speaker read about the Philippines and how the US acquired overseas territories, challenging his prior belief that the US was always the 'good guy'.
the book fly boys was the first time I ever read about Uh about shit going down in the Philippines and how we got all these overseas territories in Puerto Rico and Guam and all of that
when you see how Their people were taught that we were devils had tails had green blood and we were going to eat them if we won
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-16-21
Bill Burr mentioned this book as the first time he read about World War II happenings in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Also, I have to agree with the last person who wrote in that the Dan Carlin podcast "Ghosts of the Ost Front"... from the Hardcore History was life-changing.
The book "Fly Boys" was the first time I ever read about... about shit going down in the Philippines and how we got all these overseas territories in Puerto Rico and Guam and all of that.
The last few weeks of the MM podcasts have almost been weird as you are discovering a lot of the same things I did about our past and about how the modern world came to be when I was a kid, World War II.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-2-21
It was described as a good book, with one particular chapter about cannibalism that was so impactful the speaker had to pause reading it.
Dude, it was, I don't know. We're smoking a pork shoulder. We're smoking some coleslaw, bro. Coleslaw. Yeah, but I don't need to be talking about fucking cannibalism.
I'm telling you, there's a chapter in there like I had to set it down and walk away for a little bit and then plow my, because it was such a good book, just that one chapter on that.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-26-21
It was described as an amazing book that detailed the horrific and heroic acts committed by American and Japanese soldiers during World War II, providing a balanced perspective of the events.
It's unreal everybody has done horrific things around the planet like right now how we're sitting there given, uh The powers that be shit over there in syria damascus, whatever the fuck it is for possibly using chemical weapons I don't know Some of the shit we've done. We got a lot of fucking nerve
It's really just balanced and it just shows the fucking horrific shit That basically the uh, the the americans did and the japanese did to each other And then also the unbelievable Heroic stuff that they did. It's the whole goddamn thing every color of the rainbow
I can tell you one fucking story.
It's a fucking unbelievable book It'll make you a better person when you read it and um Jesus christ I I I think i'm gonna read a whole bunch of books on the world war ii now in And and like the uh, the part of the war I want to say specifically the pacific ocean I just don't feel those words go go together. Well
If it's gonna be a book like that where they show the dirt on both sides, that's the kind of shit that I like Just firebombing cities It's just fucking unreal You know You're basically on both sides in a war It's you got war criminals And then whoever wins gets to prosecute the other one going. How could you be such a piece of shit? And everybody kind of did the same shit
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 2-27-23
It was mentioned as a book he read that detailed the stories of pilots during World War II, but it didn't discuss the aircraft themselves.
I read Flyboys. That's it.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-9-21
It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr read about World War Two, and it was written by the same person who wrote "Flags of Our Fathers."
I read that book, Flyboys, which I swear to God is not about boy bands. It was by I forget who wrote it. Jesus Christ, I'm the worst. The same guy did flags of our fathers wrote the same thing.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-2-21
It was described as a good book, with one chapter about cannibalism being particularly impactful and memorable, forcing the speaker to pause and take a break before continuing.
I'm telling you, there's a chapter in there like I had to set it down and walk away for a little bit and then plow my, because it was such a good book, just that one chapter on that.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-26-21
It was described as an amazing book that highlighted both the horrific and heroic actions of Americans and Japanese during World War II, painting a balanced and comprehensive picture of the conflict.
It's unreal everybody has done horrific things around the planet like right now how we're sitting there given, uh The powers that be shit over there in syria damascus, whatever the fuck it is for possibly using chemical weapons I don't know Some of the shit we've done. We got a lot of fucking nerve
Um, yeah, you got to read this book it's really just balanced and it just shows the fucking horrific shit That basically the uh, the the americans did and the japanese did to each other And then also the unbelievable Heroic stuff that they did. It's the whole goddamn thing every color of the rainbow
It'll make you a better person when you read it and um Jesus christ I I I think i'm gonna read a whole bunch of books on the world war ii now in And and like the uh, the part of the war I want to say specifically the pacific ocean I just don't feel those words go go together. Well
It's just fucking unreal You know You're basically on both sides in a war It's you got war criminals And then whoever wins gets to prosecute the other one going. How could you be such a piece of shit? And everybody kind of did the same shit
That's what I was saying the bow and arrows with the babies basically when shit goes down like babies die It's unavoidable Does this make any sense? Is this fucking horrific?
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-6-18
It was mentioned in passing as a book Bill Burr had read and found hilarious, particularly about George Bush's experiences flying planes.
That was called Flyboys, not Flags of Our Fathers.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-6-18
Bill briefly mentioned it, having previously talked about it, in the context of a book about George Bush and flying, which he found hilarious and couldn't remember the name of.
That was called 'Flyboys', not 'Flags of our Fathers'.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-6-18
Bill mentioned it briefly, having previously discussed it, and found it to be an incredible and hilarious book, although he didn't recall much of the content due to not reading much.
That was called Flyboys, not Flags of Our Father.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-16-13
It was discussed as the first book the speaker read about the Philippines and the acquisition of overseas territories, challenging the narrative of America solely being the 'good guys'.
the book fly boys was the first time I ever read about Uh about shit going down in the Philippines and how we got all these overseas territories in Puerto Rico and Guam and all of that
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-2-13
It was discussed in relation to a chapter about cannibalism during World War II, which was so impactful that the speaker had to pause listening.
Dude I've read this book Fly Boys, I'm telling you there's a chapter in there like I had to set it down and walk away for a little bit and then plow my because it was such a good book just that one chapter on that dude it was, I don't know, we're smoking a pork shoulder I don't need to be talking about this shit.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-26-13
It was described as an amazing and unbelievable book that detailed the horrific and heroic actions of American and Japanese soldiers during World War II, including the experiences of pilots.
I wouldn't be killing more than I was going to eat. I'd only take one.
Bill, why are you talking about cannibalism? Because I just read an amazing book called Flyboys.
Um, Jesus Christ. What a book. What a fucking book that was. It's unreal.
And no, that's not about a boy band.
It's really just balanced and it just shows the fucking horrific shit that basically the Americans did and the Japanese did to each other and then also the unbelievable heroic stuff that they did.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-16-13
It was mentioned as the first book the speaker had read about the Philippines and the US's acquisition of overseas territories like Puerto Rico and Guam, offering a different perspective on their role in World War II.
the book flyboys was the first time I ever read about Uh about shit going down in the Philippines and how we got all these overseas territories in Puerto Rico and Guam and all of that
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-2-13
It was described as a good book, specifically highlighting a chapter about cannibalism during World War II, which caused the speaker to pause and walk away for a moment.
Dude I've read this book Fly Boys, I'm telling you there's a chapter in there like I had to set it down and walk away for a little bit and then plow my because it was such a good book just that one chapter on that dude it was, I don't know, we're smoking a pork shoulder I don't need to be talking about this shit.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-26-13
It was described as an amazing and balanced account of the horrific and heroic events during World War II, specifically focusing on the American and Japanese perspectives.
I just read an amazing book called Flyboys.
What a fucking book that was. It's unreal.
It's really just balanced and it just shows the fucking horrific shit that basically the Americans did and the Japanese did to each other And then also the unbelievable Heroic stuff that they did.
It'll make you a better person when you read it.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-16-13
It was mentioned as the first book he read about the Philippines and US territories, and helped him understand the war in the Pacific from a different perspective.
Especially in the pacific had a profound effect on me and the book Flyboys was the first time I ever read about Uh about shit going down in the Philippines and how we got all these overseas territories in Puerto Rico and Guam and all of that
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-9-13
It was mentioned as a book about World War II pilots, not boy bands, written by the same author as Flags of Our Fathers.
I read that book uh Flyboys which I swear to god is not about boy bands.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-2-13
It was discussed that there was a chapter about cannibalism, which was so impactful that the speaker had to put it down for a moment.
Dude I've read this book Fly Boys, I'm telling you there's a chapter in there like I had to set it down and walk away for a little bit and then plow my because it was such a good book just that one chapter on that dude it was, I don't know, we're smoking a pork shoulder I don't need to be talking about this shit.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-26-13
It was described as an amazing and balanced book about the horrific and heroic things Americans and Japanese did to each other during World War II. It was mentioned that a story from the book inspired Bill to talk about cannibalism.
I wouldn't be killing more than I was going to eat. I'd only take one. Bill, why are you talking about cannibalism? Because I just read an amazing book called Flyboys.
It's really just balanced and it just shows the fucking horrific shit that basically the Americans did and the Japanese did to each other. And then also the unbelievable Heroic stuff that they did.
It'll make you a better person when you read it.
And no that's not about a boy band.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-16-13
It was mentioned as the first book the speaker read about events in the Philippines and the US acquiring overseas territories, shifting his perspective on the war.
the book flyboys was the first time I ever read about Uh about shit going down in the Philippines and how we got all these overseas territories in Puerto Rico and Guam and all of that
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-9-13
It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr had read, not about boy bands, by the same author as 'Flags of Our Fathers'.
I read that book uh Flyboys which I swear to god is not about boy bands.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 9-2-13
It was described as a good book, with a chapter on cannibalism that was particularly impactful, mentioned while discussing the brutality of war.
Dude I've read this book Fly Boys, I'm telling you there's a chapter in there like I had to set it down and walk away for a little bit and then plow my because it was such a good book just that one chapter on that dude it was, I don't know, we're smoking a pork shoulder I don't need to be talking about this shit.
Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-26-13
It was described as an amazing and balanced book that detailed the horrific and heroic actions of Americans and Japanese during World War II, covering a wide range of events and perspectives.
I just read an amazing book called Flyboys.
What a fucking book that was. It's unreal.
It's really just balanced and it just shows the fucking horrific shit that basically the Americans did and the Japanese did to each other And then also the unbelievable Heroic stuff that they did.
It'll make you a better person when you read it.
And no that's not about a boy band.