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Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Spikes on February 02, 2008, 10:26:20 PM: I got "The Forgotten 500" today.
Has anyone read it, if so, is it a good one?
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: LePaul on February 02, 2008, 10:50:05 PM: Nope, haven't read that one

I just bought the Glenn Beck book "An Inconvenient Book". Its laid out like a high school text book. I find the format terrible, too much distraction per page...but his actual text/thoughts are quite good. Its too bad he chose this format/style.
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Motherland on February 02, 2008, 10:53:56 PM: Never heard of it... What is it about?
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Spikes on February 02, 2008, 10:56:14 PM: From the cover:

"The untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of World War II"

by Gregory A. Freeman
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Masherbrum on February 03, 2008, 12:15:46 AM: I read Ghost Soldiers.
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: WWhiskey on February 03, 2008, 12:26:06 AM: trying to remember the name of the movie they made not too long ago about that,(if it is the same story) was it the one were they go rescue the POW'S from the japanese camp before the japanese kill them all? i know that was based on a true story from WW-2
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Treize69 on February 03, 2008, 12:32:38 AM: The Great Raid?
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Spikes on February 03, 2008, 07:54:41 AM: Quote
Originally posted by WWhiskey
trying to remember the name of the movie they made not too long ago about that,(if it is the same story) was it the one were they go rescue the POW'S from the japanese camp before the japanese kill them all? i know that was based on a true story from WW-2

I don't know the movie but I believe it was a part of the Doolittle raid.
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Rollins on February 03, 2008, 08:25:40 AM: I Second Treize on WWhiskeys choice but don't think it's the same story...maybe I'm wrong.
And there was nothing like this associated with the Doolittle raid as far as I know. Treize?
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: Masherbrum on February 03, 2008, 09:52:49 AM: Quote
Originally posted by SpikesX
I don't know the movie but I believe it was a part of the Doolittle raid.
Nothing to do with the Doolittle Raid (Pearl Harbor), but the movie in question is The Great Raid.
Title: Bought a new book today
Post by: texasmom on February 03, 2008, 11:37:21 AM: 100% correct that you're talking about "The Great Raid."

That is indeed one of the greatest stories. Stories from all of those camps there are just amazing. I've got an awesome book (which I've LOST and am furious) called We Band of Angels ~ about a group of Army & Navy Nurses who were held captive... and all that they went through until their release. It's one of the greatest stories of any group of people I've ever read. Dang, where on EARTH did I lose that book at?????????