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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100553384155
ISBN-139780553384154
eBay Product ID (ePID)51069895
Product Key Features
Book TitleFlags of Our Fathers
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicMilitary / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJames Bradley, Ron Powers
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight18.2 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-283935
Reviews"Unforgettable . . . one of the most instructive and moving books on war and its aftermath that we are likely to see . . . its portrayal rivals Saving Private Ryan in its shocking, unvarnished immediacy."- The New York Times "The best battle book I ever read . . . These stories, chronicling the time the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima enlisted, their training, and the landing and subsequent struggle, fill me with awe."-Stephen E. Ambrose "A powerful book whose vivid and horrific images do not easily leave the mind . . . [ Flags of Our Fathers ] relates the brutalizing story of Iwo Jima with a fine eye for both the strategic imperative and the telling incident." -The Boston Globe "Brings a heartfelt personal dimension to this penetrating and insightful look at an American icon . . . Flags of Our Fathers captivates as the story behind a famous photo; a story that lives on in a son's heart." -National Review, "Unforgettable . . . one of the most instructive and moving books on war and its aftermath that we are likely to see . . . its portrayal rivals Saving Private Ryan in its shocking, unvarnished immediacy."-- The New York Times "The best battle book I ever read . . . These stories, chronicling the time the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima enlisted, their training, and the landing and subsequent struggle, fill me with awe."--Stephen E. Ambrose "A powerful book whose vivid and horrific images do not easily leave the mind . . . [ Flags of Our Fathers ] relates the brutalizing story of Iwo Jima with a fine eye for both the strategic imperative and the telling incident." --The Boston Globe "Brings a heartfelt personal dimension to this penetrating and insightful look at an American icon . . . Flags of Our Fathers captivates as the story behind a famous photo; a story that lives on in a son's heart." --National Review
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.54/2528
Edition DescriptionMovie Tie-In
Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The perfect gift for Father's Day, this 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. The men in the photo--three were killed during the battle--were proclaimed heroes and flown home, to become reluctant symbols. For two of them, the adulation was shattering. Only James Bradley's father truly survived, displaying no copy of the famous photograph in his home, telling his son only: "The real heroes of Iwo Jima were the guys who didn't come back." Few books ever have captured the complexity and furor of war and its aftermath as well as Flags of Our Fathers . A penetrating, epic look at a generation at war, this is history told with keen insight, enormous honesty, and the passion of a son paying homage to his father. It is the story of the difference between truth and myth, the meaning of being a hero, and the essence of the human experience of war., In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima., #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The perfect gift for Father's Day, this 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. The men in the photo--three were killed during the battle--were proclaimed heroes and flown home, to become reluctant symbols. For two of them, the adulation was shattering. Only James Bradley's father truly survived, displaying no copy of the famous photograph in his home, telling his son only: "The real heroes of Iwo Jima were the guys who didn't come back." Few books ever have captured the complexity and furor of war and its aftermath as well as Flags of Our Fathers . A penetrating, epic look at a generation at war, this is history told with keen insight, enormous honesty, and the passion of a son paying homage to his father. It is the story of the difference between truth and myth, the meaning of being a hero, and the essence of the human experience of war.
LC Classification NumberD767.99.I9B73 2006b
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- 21. Jul. 2020
Flags or OUR fathers.
I found it a very interesting and enlightening book. After reading it, I now know a lot more of what my dad experienced as like Doc Bradley, my dad was there also and somehow managed to survive. And like Doc Bradley, my dad very seldom talked about it. A number of quotes in the book did hit home as I remember my dad saying the same things to me as a little boy. It has to be at least 50+ years ago, I can see it in my mind as if it were yesterday; We were all seated at our dining room table and he said; "Teddy, the real heros never made it off the island". I'm glad I made the purchase and feel very enlightened after reading it. I would highly recommend it to anyone who had a family member in that battle.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 31. Mai. 2016
Flags Of Our Fathers - One Of The Very Best
Wonderful book, one of the very best I've ever read. Compelling story line and a very readable writing style. Bradley makes the events of Iwo Jima come to life. Everyone I know who has read this amazing book says it's one of the best they have ever read too.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Nov. 2020
This is a must read for anyone with interest in WW II.
For each of the men who raised the flag, the book tells their background and their lives after the war. Also goes into good detail about what the US military did to prepare for the landing of US troops.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Apr. 2025
Quality is amazing, Condition is great j...
Quality is amazing, Condition is great just as i remember it, vital reading as U.S. MarineBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 26. Aug. 2020
Compelling.
Great American story.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
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