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.
“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, chronicling
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 E. 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
"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, chronicling
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 E. 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
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