the six flag raisers at Iwo Jima. It starts with James Bradley and some of the other Bradley family getting to visit Iwo Jima after their father and husband Jack Bradley passed away. James decides that he wants to research what happened then and the events leading up to the battle at Iwo Jima. His father the only flag raiser to live to an old age never talked about his time in the military before‚ especially Iwo Jima. James Bradley speaks to current U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima during his visit and
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Bradley‚ is a World War II novel portraying the true story behind the six courageous soldiers who raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi‚ Japan. James Bradley wrote this story on behalf of his father‚ John Bradley who was a Marine stationed at Iwo Jima and also one of the flag raisers. In order to complete this book‚ James Bradley had to search for information about the lives of the other five flag raisers who were Rene Gagnon‚ Harlon Block‚ Franklin Sousley‚ Ira Hayes‚ and Mike Strank. Rene Gagnon
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Flags of Our Fathers James Bradley Flags of Our Fathers is a book written by James Bradley about the five United States Marines and one Navy Corpsman who are photographed raising the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. This battle is significant because it was one of‚ if not the most costly and gruesome battle fought in the Pacific during World War II. John Bradly‚ the author’s father‚ Rene Gagnon‚ Ira Hayes‚ Mike Strank‚ Harlon Block‚ and Franklin Sousley are the men in the renowned photograph pictured
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talk about the raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima. It inspired me to know more about the Marines who have served and fallen before me. In my eyes‚ this was one of the greatest moments in the Marine Corps history. These are a few reason why I chose to read this book‚ Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley. Give a brief description about this book: James Bradley wrote this book after researching his father’s past “John Bradley” in the raising of Flag at Iwo Jima. His father‚ John Bradley kept to himself
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Financial Center at the northwest corner‚ when he saw the three firefighters raising the flag. He immediately readied his lens‚ and took the picture. As soon as he shot it‚ he claims the have “realized the similarity to the Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima.” This was the photograph he had been waiting for‚ and he knew it. Throughout the day‚ he was afraid that something was wrong with the camera and that the once in a lifetime picture was ruined. Thus‚ he immediately took the photo card out of the
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Review of Flags of our Fathers: Flags of Our Fathers is a biography of John “Doc” Bradley‚ also called Jack‚ and the five other flag raisers in battle on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II. It is written by his son‚ James Bradley‚ who knew very little about his father’s experience and heroism in the battle of Iwo Jima. This novel takes the reader into the lives of these six men and provides a glimpse of the United States as it was before‚ during and after what is perceived as the worst
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The Island Hopping wars included Iwo Jima. This island war started in February 1945 and lasted 30 days. America’s main reason to take over Iwo Jima was to stop Japan’s merchant fleet from being able to bring supplies from food-rich sectors in South East Asia and to stop communication warnings that America was coming to bomb. America also wanted to have a safe haven for its long flights that were to bomb other islands in the area. On day two of the attack on Iwo Jima the United States Marine Corps raised
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for either program and decided to focus on my education and apply for (OCS) Officer Candidate School after completing my bachelor’s degree. In 2007 while on deployment I started feeling extremely tired. I made it through deployment on the USS Iwo Jima‚ but a few months after we returned‚ I was diagnosed with (MS) Multiple Sclerosis. At that time I thought my career was over‚ but I was told that I could continue my career. Unfortunately I lost the orders that I really wanted to (WHCA) the White
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Flyboys Wesley Ward James Bradley’s book‚ Flyboys is a great book that tells a great story. If you’re interested in world war two‚ this might be a good book for you. It not only tells a great world war two story‚ but also tells a great story of a few courageous young men who were known as flyboys‚ which was what they called pilots in world war two. The book tells about their small town teenage lives and background and how they came to be in the Navy. It tells about their education and their
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dislodge the Japanese from America’s northwestern territory. After almost 2 weeks of bloodshed under freezing climates the nearly 2000 Attu-cultured Japanese. The battle of Iwo Jima. The three airstips on Iwo Jima made it easy for Japan’s kamikaze attacks. It took 36 days for United States marines to secure Iwo Jima and gain it as a valuable island and win this island hopping battle. 6‚281 American troops were killed in this battle and more than 20‚000 Japanese troops. Twenty two marines and
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