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Flags of Our Fathers

by James D. Bradley, Ron Powers
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers

Iconic WWII photograph's humanizing backstory revealed.

"Flags Of Our Fathers" delves deeply into the poignant realities behind a famous war image. It's a moving tribute by a son to his father and the other men of that iconic photo. If the complexities of war, heroism, and memory intrigue you, this insightful and honest account will offer you a sobering yet captivating perspective on what such symbols of courage truly represent.

  • Colby Award (2001)
  • ALA Alex Award (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Flags of Our Fathers

by James D. Bradley, Ron Powers
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ISBN: 9780553589344
Authors: James D. Bradley, Ron Powers
Publisher: Bantam
Date of Publication: 2006-08-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: American History, World War II, War, Historical, Biography
Goodreads rating: 4.22
(rated by 62569 readers)

Description

In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America. In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima—and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire that left the beaches strewn with comrades, they battled to the island's highest peak. And after climbing through a landscape of hell itself, they raised a flag. Now the son of one of the flagraisers has written a powerful account of six very different young men who came together in a moment that will live forever. To his family, John Bradley never spoke of the photograph or the war. But after his death at age seventy, his family discovered closed boxes of letters and photos. In Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley draws on those documents to retrace the lives of his father and the men of Easy Company. Following these men's paths to Iwo Jima, James Bradley has written a classic story of the heroic battle for the Pacific's most crucial island—an island riddled with Japanese tunnels and 22,000 fanatic defenders who would fight to the last man. But perhaps the most interesting part of the story is what happened after the victory
 

Iconic WWII photograph's humanizing backstory revealed.

"Flags Of Our Fathers" delves deeply into the poignant realities behind a famous war image. It's a moving tribute by a son to his father and the other men of that iconic photo. If the complexities of war, heroism, and memory intrigue you, this insightful and honest account will offer you a sobering yet captivating perspective on what such symbols of courage truly represent.

  • Colby Award (2001)
  • ALA Alex Award (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.