Flags of Our Fathers: A Young People's Edition

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.

Author: James Bradley, Ron Powers
Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 6.88h x 4.36w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780440229209
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.2
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 86824 / Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima

About the Author
James Bradley is the son of John "Doc" Bradley, one of the six flagraisers. A speaker and a writer, he lives in Rye, New York.

Ron Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He is the author of White Town Drowsing and Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain. He lives in Vermont.