Wounded Tiger Book Review

Biographies are my favorite genre of books. So when I saw this new Wounded Tiger book, I knew I had to read it.

Wounded Tiger is the true, character-driven story of the Japanese pilot who led the Pearl Harbor attack, an American prisoner of war, and a college girl who becomes the fulcrum of change in this epic book. Three incredibly different people’s paths cross in ways so remarkable that it would be hard to believe if it weren’t so well documented. This is a meticulously researched true story of hatred, love, revenge, and redemption.

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Wounded Tiger Book Review

Wounded Tiger is an incredible story. While the book does feature war, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, it’s not a war book. The characters do describe ships, planes, military strategy, etc.. But I found the story to concentrate more on the people than war. What they were doing, what they saw, and what they felt was the focus.

There is an astounding amount of pictures, newspaper articles, from both American and Japanese newspapers. Including the picture of one of the men’s military award above. Pictures of personal letters, telegrams, and letters from US Senators. There are so many, that you can look through the book like a scrapbook.

I found the way the relationships are conveyed to be the most moving. Parent – child, husband – wife, friends. The author did an amazing job of making me care about the people. Wounded Tiger is a wonderfully written book.

The length of time it must have taken to research this book, and gather documentation is mind boggling.

There are drawings and diagrams of planes, and ships. Along with maps. Geographical maps, and hand drawn maps.

The chapters vary in length. Some are one page, like below, some are several pages. When the location or people change, a new chapter begins. The headings let us know where the events are taking place. Those all contribute to Wounded Tiger being an easy read.

Don’t let the size of this book deter you. While it is long, the writing is divided in such a way by pictures and chapters that you forget you’re reading a 600 page book. Except for holding it. lol

The Wounded Tiger Book

I loved reading Wounded Tiger! This is such a fascinating story! If you did not know it was a true story, you would believe it to be fictional. But there are far too many government records, court records, newspaper reports, first hand accounts, and eye witnesses for it to be fictional.

I had such a hard time putting this book down. If you like biographies, history, or just an awesome true story, you will love this book, too!

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Disclosure: Many thanks to FrontGate Media for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.