Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima

james d. bradley ron powers michael french

Now abridged for young people, Flags of Our Fathers is the unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military 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.

Genres historynonfictionmilitary fictionwarworld war iibiographymilitary historyamerican historyhistoricalbook club

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 2,2000

Literary awards

colby award, ala alex award,

This edition

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Published: May 8, 2001 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780385729321
ASIN: 0385729324
Language: English

About the author

james d. bradley

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James Bradley is an American author of historical non-fiction. His subject is the Pacific theatre of World War II.