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Title: Flags of Our Fathers : Heroes of Iwo Jima by Ron Powers, Michael French, James Bradley ISBN: 0-385-72932-4 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Flags of Our Fathers - a memorable book
Comment: This is a most moving book about heroism born of necessity; of ordinary men who, as young marines, were propelled into the hideous island battles of the Pacific during WW2. The book tells the stories of the men who raised the flag, of those who died and those who lived, and what happened to them afterwards.
Ex-combatants sometimes find that peacetime doesn't bring happiness and the story of Ira Hayes' inablity to cope is poignant. The one who found peace, the author's father, was the one who was able to let go.
This book introduced me, a European, to a part of the war I'd known little about. It also, to my astonishment, challenged my revulsion about the use of the bomb. It puts into context the military realities of the time and the likely human cost of an invasion of Japan.
This is a human story, well told with honesty, compassion and pride.
Rating: 4
Summary: The tragedy of war
Comment: I felt like I was there. I could feel my eyes stinging and my heart pounding with every page describing the battles. These scenes were some of the best I've ever read. However, the book seemed to drag toward the end. Still, it was a proud book that honors the military that will make you want to salute all the veterens you know.
Rating: 5
Summary: Flags on Iwo Jima
Comment: Flags of Our Fathers is a grand book by James Bradley. It is about the small island of Iwo Jima is in the pacific region. It is a Japanese controlled airstrip close to the country of Japan. The Americans wanted to take control of this very small island because it is a prime place to re-fuel and land aircraft on, the island before they go to attack Japan. This book is about six men and the rest of the Marines and Navy that all go to the island to take control of it.
Those six men fought on that island and they raised the flag on top of Mount Suribachi. They started the famous image taken by Mr. Rosenthal.
This in my view is the greatest book in world. It is a very touching and emotional book. It was sad and really spoke to me. It is hard to believe that these men were just doing their duty.
I recommend this splendid book to anybody that wants to read a very touching book about the heros of Iwo Jima.
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Title: Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley, Ron Powers ISBN: 0553111337 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley ISBN: 0316105848 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling ISBN: 0451523814 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Chinese Cinderella : The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah ISBN: 0440228654 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Beowulf : A New Telling by Robert Nye ISBN: 0440905605 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 March, 1982 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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