Flags of Our Fathers

Acclaimed by reviewers and experts upon publication -- indeed, praised long before it landed in any store by booksellers and enthusiasts coast to coast -- James Bradley's "Flags of Our Fathers" is one of the most inspiring stories ever told of courage and valor. It is also a deeply moving tribute to a father from a son. This emotional element, coupled with the exactingly brutal detail of the battle for Iwo Jima, has raised "Flags of Our Fathers" to the top of multiple bestseller lists, evoking a response from readers that made it a 700,000 copy hardcover bestseller for longer than one year.

"Flags of Our Fathers" brings readers into the lives of the six young men -- boys, really -- who marched up the side of Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima and raised a flag. That moment, captured for all time in an iconic photograph, is only a part of their stories; author Bradley reveals what each man's life was before, and after, that moment. Teenagers when the war struck, each soldier's odyssey is recounted, and the whole is a stunningly powerful tribute to the forces that forge heroes.

This fall, the beautiful trade paperback edition will reach a new audience, backed by Bantam's steadfast commitment to bringing this book to the greatest readership possible.