Book

Flags of our fathers / James Bradley with Ron Powers.

Record details

ISBN: 0553589083 (pbk.) :
ISBN: 0553589083
ISBN: 9780553589085 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780553589085
Physical Description: viii., 562 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Edition: Bantam mass market ed.
Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 2006.

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [544]-562) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Sacred Ground -- All-American boys -- America's war -- Call of duty -- Forging the spearhead -- Armada -- D-Day -- D-Day plus one -- D-Day plus two -- D-Day plus three -- "So every son of a bitch on this whole cruddy island can see it!" -- Myths -- "Like hell with the fire out" -- Antigo -- Coming home -- Mighty 7th -- Conflict of honor -- Movies and monuments -- Casualties of war -- Common virtue -- Afterword to the 2006 paperback -- Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Interior photo list and credits -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.
Summary, etc.:	Chronicles one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, focusing on the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.