Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley

James Bradley examines the lives of the six young men who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima in February 1945, and were immortalized by a famous photograph. Bradley's father was one of these men.

Newly adapted from a bestseller for adults, Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima by James Bradley with Ron Powers, adapted by Michael French, focuses on one of the most famous of war photographs: the image of six marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima. Bradley, son of one of those marines, investigates the lives (and deaths) of the six, closely examining their experiences to detail the brutal battle on the island, the contrast between the sense of victory projected by the photograph and the more ambiguous circumstances behind it, and the bond-raising value of the photo (and of its surviving subjects) to the Treasury Department. A photo insert adds to the immediacy of this memorable work. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.