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10 Oct. 2012 Chapter1 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 1-7 pages total (396)
The raising of the us flag at iwo jema. This talks about the lives of the men who raised it. The book starts out with a ww2 vet, one of the ones who raised the flag, giving his tory on his life. -
17 Oct. 2012 Chapter1-2 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 7-17pages total (406)
James Bradley finishes up chapter one by recalling when he and his family went tho the sight of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. They went there to commemerate his father, John Bradley, and all the others who fought there. James Bradley then starts into chapter two by looking into the lives of the soldiers who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. -
24 Oct. 2012 Chapter 2 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 17-57 pages total (446)
James Bradley starts talking obout his father and the men who raised the American flag at Iwo Jima. Their names are John Bradley, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block, Ira Hays, Rene Gagnon, and Mike Strank. James Bradley talks about each mans life before joining the battleand before joining the Military -
31 Oct. 2012 Chapter 3-5 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 57-123 pages total (512)
James brqadley digs into the attack on pearl harbor. He also talks about how the 6 men joined into the military, and how their families saw them. James then starts to talk about the men and their different battles they were in in the pacific theater. In chapter 5, James talks about how the six of them met at camp Pembleton in California. -
7 Nov. 2012 Chapter 6-8 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 123-183 pages total (572)
The 6 flagraisers meet for the first time at Camp pembleton. There they learn how to fight togeather and join Easy comany. After camp pembleton, they are shipped out to Island x(Iwo Jima know by island x at that time) by the uss Missoula. Then the story of the battle of Iwo Jima is told. February 19, 1945, the Marines arrive at Iwo Jima. After the fisrt day of battle, the night is scary and the Americans use American car names to identify them selfs. -
14 Nov. 2012 Chapter 9-13 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 183-251 pages total (640)
James continues his story of the fighting at iwo jima. He talks about the easy company( the 6 flagraisers company) and howthey fought on the island. Through intense morter firean ferousious hand to hand combat, easy company continues to fight. They start to assend on mount suribachi know to the marines fighting at iwo jima as the serphant. Easy company must fight up the mountain to be able to win their victory. -
21 Nov. 2012 Chapter 14-17 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 251-317 pages total (706)
The easy company finally fights their way to the top of mount suribachi and they raise the flag. even though the us gained control of the mountain, the fighting still punds on for 4 more weeks. After the war, James Bradley's fater makes it clear to his family that he doesn't want to talk about his experiences in the war. James bradley then starts to describe the lives of the six flagraisers after the war. -
23 Nov. 2012 Chapter 18-20 353 pages
NON-Fiction: WW2 317-353 pages total (742)
James Bradley describes the mens lives after the war. He also begins to describe the respect that is shown for the men through out the united states. In 1994 John Bradley dies from a stroke. After his death, James's family descovers that John Bradley was awarded the navy cross the second highest rank a marine of navy man can be awarded. To be put into perspective the 1st is the Medal of Honor. The book ends with a quote from the only time John Bradley -
23 Nov. 2012 Chapter 18-20 353 pages prt.2
NON-Fiction: WW2 317-353 pages total (742)
was Interviewed.
"People refer to us as heroes. We certainly weren't heroes. And I speak for the rest of the guys as well."