The Bridges at TokoRi Author:James A. Michener The Bridges at Toko-Ri is the story of a naval pilot during the Korean War who is assigned the very dangerous mission to attack and destroy the bridges at Toko-Ri. The tale centers on a reluctant Korean War pilot and his relationships with his commanding officer, his fellow soldiers, and his family in the face of impending doom, symbolized by th... more »e titular bridges. Over its short space, the story runs the gamut of emotions from despair to fear to exhilaration and back again with a you-are-there intensity. The reader may also gain insight into the camaraderie among soldiers in wartime.« less
This is your typical classic war story, the men, the machines and their enemy. The story line kept me interested in it just enough so that I couldn't put it down, I actually read it in an evening. I'd recommend this to anyone.