Flags of Our Fathers父辈的旗帜

图书标准信息

• 作者 James、Ron Powers 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2006-08
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780553589344
• 定价 56.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 562页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

InthisunforgettablechronicleofperhapsthemostfamousmomentinAmericanmilitaryhistory,JamesBradleyhascapturedtheglory,thetriumph,theheartbreak,andthelegacyofthesixmenwhoraisedtheflagatIwoJima.HereisthetruestorybehindtheimmortalphotographthathascometosymbolizethecourageandindomitablewillofAmerica.InFebruary1945,AmericanMarinesplungedintothesurfatIwoJima—andintohistory.Throughahailofmachine-gunandmortarfirethatleftthebeachesstrewnwithcomrades,theybattledtotheisland'shighestpeak.Andafterclimbingthroughalandscapeofhellitself,theyraisedaflag.Nowthesonofoneoftheflagraisershaswrittenapowerfulaccountofsixverydifferentyoungmenwhocametogetherinamomentthatwillliveforever.Tohisfamily,JohnBradleyneverspokeofthephotographorthewar.Butafterhisdeathatageseventy,hisfamilydiscoveredclosedboxesoflettersandphotos.InFlagsofOurFathers,JamesBradleydrawsonthosedocumentstoretracethelivesofhisfatherandthemenofEasyCompany.Followingthesemen'spathstoIwoJima,JamesBradleyhaswrittenaclassicstoryoftheheroicbattleforthePacific'smostcrucialisland—anislandriddledwithJapanesetunnelsand22,000fanaticdefenderswhowouldfighttothelastman.Butperhapsthemostinterestingpartofthestoryiswhathappenedafterthevictory.Themeninthephoto—threewerekilledduringthebattle—wereproclaimedheroesandflownhome,tobecomereluctantsymbols.Fortwoofthem,theadulationwasshattering.OnlyJamesBradley'sfathertrulysurvived,displayingnocopyofthefamousphotographinhishome,tellinghissononly:"TherealheroesofIwoJimaweretheguyswhodidn'tcomeback."FewbookseverhavecapturedthecomplexityandfurorofwaranditsaftermathaswellasFlagsofOurFathers.Apenetrating,epiclookatagenerationatwar,thisishistorytoldwithkeeninsight,enormoushonesty,andthepassionofasonpayinghomagetohisfather.Itisthestoryofthedifferencebetweentruthandmyth,themeaningofbeingahero,andtheessenceofthehumanexperienceofwar.FromtheHardcoveredition.

【作者简介】

JamesBradleyisthesonofJohn"Doc"Bradley,oneofthesixflag-raisers.Aspeakerandawriter,helivesinRye,NewYork.RonPowersisaPulitzerPrize-winningjournalist.HeistheauthorofWhiteTownDrowsingandDangerousWater:ABiographyoftheBoyWhoBecameMarkTwain.HelivesinVermont.