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A review by mbenzz
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley, Ron Powers
5.0
What a great book! This should be mandatory reading in high schools all over the country! Mr. Bradley has done an amazing job detailing the events of Iwo Jima and telling the stories of the six flag raisers, as well as some other veterans that fought in this horrific battle.
This book grips you from the very first page, and I had to keep telling myself that this was non-fiction. This all actually happened to our country's young men of the 1940s. These boys have families and wives, and children...and so many of them didn't make it back. And the stories of the flag raisers themselves...for the most part it was very sad. I had no idea that out of six men, only one would lead a happy, quiet life surrounded by his family and friends.
Who knew that 1/400th of a second could so drastically change the lives of six men and their families. These boys, and so many of their comrades, were over there fighting and dying, and the three surviving flag raisers had to come home to a media frenzy, and be hailed heroes, while so many others never returned. What a burden to bear.
I'm so glad I read this, and now know the story of these amazing men and their marine brothers. Those who came home, and those who didn't. The horrendous battle they had to fight, with so many odds stacked against them, and so many losses to so many families. But they didn't die in vain, and I thank Mr. Bradley for giving those of us who knew so little about this battle the full story, in an informative and captivating manner. I just can't recommend this book enough.
This book grips you from the very first page, and I had to keep telling myself that this was non-fiction. This all actually happened to our country's young men of the 1940s. These boys have families and wives, and children...and so many of them didn't make it back. And the stories of the flag raisers themselves...for the most part it was very sad. I had no idea that out of six men, only one would lead a happy, quiet life surrounded by his family and friends.
Who knew that 1/400th of a second could so drastically change the lives of six men and their families. These boys, and so many of their comrades, were over there fighting and dying, and the three surviving flag raisers had to come home to a media frenzy, and be hailed heroes, while so many others never returned. What a burden to bear.
I'm so glad I read this, and now know the story of these amazing men and their marine brothers. Those who came home, and those who didn't. The horrendous battle they had to fight, with so many odds stacked against them, and so many losses to so many families. But they didn't die in vain, and I thank Mr. Bradley for giving those of us who knew so little about this battle the full story, in an informative and captivating manner. I just can't recommend this book enough.