Flags of Our Fathers
by James Bradley with Ron Powers
The six men in the Iwo Jima flag photograph, told by the son of one of them, and what fame and war did to them. Moving and honest about heroism's cost.
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you want the humans behind an icon.
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Skip it if…
you want battle strategy.
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Three things you will actually use
- Heroes are made by others' needs.
- Quiet men carry the most.
- Ask your father before it is too late.
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Our verdict
Behind the photograph.
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