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.

PW called this volume, adapted from a bestseller for adults, a "memorable work," as it focuses on one of the most famous of war photographs: the image of six Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. The author, son of one of those Marines, investigates the lives (and deaths) of the six. Ages 12-up. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved