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Flags of Our Fathers

James Bradley, Ron Powers

What happened to the six men in the Iwo Jima flag raising photograph after it made them symbols, and what did the symbol hide?

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Author
James Bradley, Ron Powers

Why read it

  • You will see how a widely shared image can turn real people into symbols and cost them their own story
  • You will understand what war leaves in the men who come home, including those who never speak of it
  • You will learn to ask what myths hide in the stories nations tell about heroes

Who it is for

  • A reader whose family carries a war story no one tells
  • Someone who loves history told through a family search
  • A teacher exploring how images shape memory

Contents

  1. 1. Sacred Ground
  2. 2. All-American Boys
  3. 3. America’s War
  4. Photo Insert 1
  5. 4. Call of Duty
  6. 5. Forging the Spearhead
  7. 6. Armada
  8. 7. D-Day
  9. 8. D-Day Plus One
  10. 9. D-Day Plus Two
  11. 10. D-Day Plus Three
  12. 11. “So Every Son of a Bitch on This Whole Cruddy Island Can See It!”
  13. Photo Insert 2
  14. 12. Myths
  15. 13. “Like Hell with the Fire Out”
  16. 14. Antigo
  17. 15. Coming Home
  18. Photo Insert 3
  19. 16. The Mighty 7th
  20. 17. A Conflict of Honor
  21. 18. Movies and Monuments
  22. 19. Casualties of War
  23. 20. Common Virtue
  24. AFTERWORD TO THE 2006 PAPERBACK EDITION

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