Raising the Flag
Subtitle: How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in Wartime
Series: Captured History
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780756544492
First sentence: On the morning of February 19, 1945, the big gunds of U.S. Navy warships near the island of Iwo Jima began to boom.
Description: By February 1945 the United States had been fighting World War II for more than three years. Soldiers were worn down from battle, and civilians were drained by sacrifice. But a photograph of Marines raising an American flag on Japanese soil gave a wearied nation a renewed sense of pride and hope. The powerful image of strength and determination vecame th emos famous image of the war. It not only captured a moment of victory against a strong foe, but it also represented the effort every member of armed forces had made. It offered Americans the promise of citory and an end to conflict.
Notes: Includes index, chronology, and glossary.
Table of contents: label: Chapter One
title: Battle for Iwo Jima
pagenum: 4; label: Chapter Two
title: Conquest and Revenge
pagenum: 11; label: Chapter Three
title: Fighters, Flag, and Photo
pagenum: 28; label: Chapter Four
title: The Lasting Effect
pagenum: 44; title: Timeline
pagenum: 56; title: Glossary
pagenum: 60; title: Additional Resources
pagenum: 61; title: Source Notes
pagenum: 62; title: Select Bibliography
pagenum: 63; title: Index
pagenum: 64