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Flags of our fathers shifts back and forth between the fighting on iwo jima, the publicity tour to sell war bonds, and the postwar lives of the three survivors. Danny is interrogated by the district attorneys investigator when his expartner is accused of planting evidence in order to wrap up a homicide case. Read free book excerpt from flags of our fathers by james bradley, ron powers, page 1 of 8. Following these mens paths to iwo jima, james bradley has written a classic story of the heroic battle for the pacifics most crucial islandan island riddled with japanese tunnels and 22,000 fanatic defenders who. Few books ever have captured the complexity and furor of war and its aftermath as well as flags of our fathers.
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