Flags of Our Fathers (2000) is the New York Times-bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman (Medic) who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthal's lauded photograph of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, one of the costliest and horrifying battles of World War II's Pacific Theater. One of the flag raisers was John Bradley, a Navy corpsman, and the author's father. Two other flag raisers were Rene Gagnon and Ira Hayes. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... James Bradley (late 20th century) is an American author. ... Ron Powers (born 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... Hospital Corpsmen (HMs) are members of the United States Navy Hospital Corps. ... With the U.S. fleet off Iwo Jima in the background, Joe Rosenthal strikes a pose on the summit of Mount Suribachi Joe Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on... Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal / The Associated Press Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) is the term used in the United States for all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, in World War II. Pacific War is a more common name, around the world, for the broader conflict between the Allies and Japan... John Jack Doc Bradley (July 10, 1923 – January 11, 1994) was a US Navy corpsman during World War II, and one of the six men who took part in Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ... Hospital Corpsmen (HMs) are members of the United States Navy Hospital Corps. ... Rene Arthur Gagnon (March 7, 1925 – October 12, 1979) was one of the U.S. Marines immortalized by Joe Rosenthals famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ... Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was a Akimel O’odham, or Pima Indian, and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community. ...

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal / The Associated Press

The book, published in May 2000 by Bantam Books, a division of Random House, spent 46 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list, spending six weeks at number one. Shortly after the book's publication, Steven Spielberg optioned the film rights for DreamWorks Pictures. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1380x1111, 200 KB) This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1380x1111, 200 KB) This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal / The Associated Press Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. ... With the U.S. fleet off Iwo Jima in the background, Joe Rosenthal strikes a pose on the summit of Mount Suribachi Joe Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ... Bantam Books (established 1945), owned by Random House, is a member of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group. ... Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

The book follows the lives of the six flagraisers through their early lives of innocence, military training, fierce combat and afterward, when they were exploited by being sent on tours to raise money for war bonds.

The film adaptation Flags of Our Fathers, which opened in the U.S. on October 20, 2006, was directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay written by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis. Flags of Our Fathers is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles, Jr. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Steven Allan Spielberg, (born December 18, 1946) is a three-time Academy Award winning American film director and producer. ... William Broyles Jr. ... Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London, Ontario) is an Academy Award-winning Canadian screenwriter, film director and a director/producer of television programs working in Hollywood. ...

References

• Bradley, James & Powers, Ron Flags of Our Fathers. Bantam, 2000.
  • Hardcover, Bantam, 2000, ISBN 0-553-11133-7
  • Paperback, Bantam, 2001, ISBN 0-553-38029-X
  • Mass market paperback, Bantam, 2006, ISBN 0-553-58908-3
  • Japanese translation, Bungeishunju, 2002, ISBN 4-16-765117-3

External links

• eFilmCritic.com interview with James Bradley about "Flags of Our Fathers"