num_pages: 240
description: The New York Times bestselling chronicle of one of the most famous moments in American military history--the raising of the U. S. flag at Iwo Jima during World War II--now adapted for young adults. Read the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and strength of America and its armed forces.This is a penetrating, epic look at a generation at war, told with keen insight and enormous honesty —also a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood. In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima–and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire, they battled to the island’s highest peak. And there, they raised a flag, signaling a historic step towards the eventual defeat of the Axis powers of World War II.  A powerful account of six very different men--three of which were killed in battle-- who came together in the heroic fight for the Pacific’s most crucial island. It is the story of the difference between truth and myth, the legacy of a hero, and the brutal cost of war.
language: English
title: Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima
titlecomplete: Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima
genres: Historical, Biography, Military Fiction, American History, War, Nonfiction, History, Military History, World War II, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 59523
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Colby Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: Delacorte Press