In The Book Flags Of Our Fathers By James Bradley
Flags of Our Fathers
In the book Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley is a novel about the brave men in the past wars. "From a guy who is proud he's a Marine and in his country's service" (Ira Hayes, 77). Is a quote showing how proud the soldiers and marines are for serving our country. John Bradley kept to himself regarding his memories of Iwo Jima, the flag raising and what followed. As a result, in order to write this book, his son, James, set out to research the lives of his own father, from Appleton, Wisconsin; Rene Ragnon, from Manchester, New Hampshire; Harlon Block, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas; Franklin Sousley, from Hilltop, Kentucky; Mike Strank, a Czech immigrant raised in Franklin Borough, Pennsylvania; and Ira Hayes, …show more content…
Lieutenant General Kuribayashi and 22,000 Japanese soldiers have constructed an incredible network of underground tunnels and rooms on the island, with blockhouses on the surface made of concrete and steel, camouflaged with sand. The maps used for US reconnaissance had no way of detecting the underground world that awaited the American troops. On the morning of February 19, 1945, the Marines arrive at Iwo Jima. After about an hour of silence, the devastating defense begins. The Marines are bombarded by Japanese mortar fire throughout the nights, as well. Doc Bradley runs through the chaos, tending to his fellow Marines being blown to bits around him. Platoon Sergeant Ernest Boots Thomas identifies the weak spot in the defensive line on Suribachi and leads the breakthrough to the mountain. On the fourth day of fighting, American Marines surround Mount Suribachi, and they can hear the enemy moving and talking beneath the ground. As night falls on the fourth day of fighting, and the news reaches the Japanese navy guard headquarters as well as Harry the Horse Liversedge that Mount Suribachi has fallen. On the fifth morning of the Marine’s time on Iwo Jima, a patrol ascends Mount Suribachi
In the book Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley is a novel about the brave men in the past wars. "From a guy who is proud he's a Marine and in his country's service" (Ira Hayes, 77). Is a quote showing how proud the soldiers and marines are for serving our country. John Bradley kept to himself regarding his memories of Iwo Jima, the flag raising and what followed. As a result, in order to write this book, his son, James, set out to research the lives of his own father, from Appleton, Wisconsin; Rene Ragnon, from Manchester, New Hampshire; Harlon Block, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas; Franklin Sousley, from Hilltop, Kentucky; Mike Strank, a Czech immigrant raised in Franklin Borough, Pennsylvania; and Ira Hayes, …show more content…
Lieutenant General Kuribayashi and 22,000 Japanese soldiers have constructed an incredible network of underground tunnels and rooms on the island, with blockhouses on the surface made of concrete and steel, camouflaged with sand. The maps used for US reconnaissance had no way of detecting the underground world that awaited the American troops. On the morning of February 19, 1945, the Marines arrive at Iwo Jima. After about an hour of silence, the devastating defense begins. The Marines are bombarded by Japanese mortar fire throughout the nights, as well. Doc Bradley runs through the chaos, tending to his fellow Marines being blown to bits around him. Platoon Sergeant Ernest Boots Thomas identifies the weak spot in the defensive line on Suribachi and leads the breakthrough to the mountain. On the fourth day of fighting, American Marines surround Mount Suribachi, and they can hear the enemy moving and talking beneath the ground. As night falls on the fourth day of fighting, and the news reaches the Japanese navy guard headquarters as well as Harry the Horse Liversedge that Mount Suribachi has fallen. On the fifth morning of the Marine’s time on Iwo Jima, a patrol ascends Mount Suribachi