Praise for FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
"Flags of Our Fathers is one of the most instructive and moving books on war and its aftermath that we are likely to see, in part because it is instructive and moving in unexpected ways. On one level, Mr. Bradley has composed a touching eulogy to his father, one that honors him precisely for those qualities that did not earn him fame and recognition on Iwo Jima. He has also forged an unforgettable tableau of one of the most savage battlefields in history, a battlefield of wholesale death, mutilation and waste. Beyond that he has produced an arresting meditation on the nature of heroism, the public perception of it, and the unbridgeable chasm between the two."
--The New York Times"The best battle book I've ever read. These stories, from the time the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima enlisted, their training, and the landing and subsequent struggle, fill me with awe."
--Stephen Ambrose"a riveting account of the Iwo Jima battle."
--American History"heartbreaking stories of bravery."
--New York Post"[Bradley's] gripping narrative, vivid descriptions, and heartfelt style make this a powerful story of courage, humility, and tragedy....[A] poignant and fitting tribute to a loving father, to all Pacific War veterans, and to the memory of those for whom 'uncommon valor was a common virtue.'"
--Library Journal, starred review"Bradley is a gifted storyteller and he deals sympathetically with each of the flagraisers, scrolling through their lives and loves with near fatherly affection. It is a book that should be read by everyone who has even the slightest interest in World War II: it is the best of its kind."
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