Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley
Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley
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Flags of Our Fathers

Author: James Bradley, Ron Powers

Narrator: Barry Bostwick

Abridged: 6 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2000

Synopsis

Now abridged for young people, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history: the raising of the U. S. 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. The son of one of the flag raisers has written a powerful account of six very different men who came together in the heroic battle for the Pacific’s most crucial island.

About The Author

James Bradley is the son of John "Doc" Bradley, one of the six flagraisers. A speaker and a writer, he lives in Rye, New York.Ron Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He is the author of White Town Drowsing and Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain. He lives in Vermont.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on June 16, 2024

The flagraisers at Iwo Jima made history, though they couldn’t have known it at the time. When six American fighting men raised a United States flag atop Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, an Associated Press photographer quickly snapped a photograph that became The Photograph – the most reproduc......more

Goodreads review by sean on March 09, 2008

I read the book before the movie. The movie, directed by Clint Eastwood is almost entirely dedicated to the book's last chapters where the author describes the after-war lives of the heroes - and yes, despite what Bradley and Eastwood believe, these men ARE heroes regardless of the father Bradley's......more

Goodreads review by Boudewijn on July 28, 2022

In 1945, the Second World War was still raging in the Pacific Ocean. On the island of Iwo Jima one of the bloodiest battles from the war took place. When five Marines and an army doctor plant the American flag on a volcano, they instantly become famous in their home country. Only three managed to su......more

Goodreads review by Supratim on July 03, 2022

I had watched the movie a long time back - had loved it back then. Liked reading the book a bit more. The book is about the US marines who had hoisted the US flag in the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II, and were immortalized in the one of the most icon pictures in the history of mank......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on December 11, 2023

Truly Outstanding This is a thorough and complete account of the heroes of the Battle of Iwo Jima. It has the unique ability to pull you right into the story, because of the personal anecdotes and real life examples. On the several times throughout the book, I was fighting back tears. This is a book ab......more

Quotes

“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, from 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 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

Awards

  • Margaret A. Edwards Award (Alex Awards)
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