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''Flags of Our Fathers'' (2000) is the '' New York Times ''-bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthal 's lauded photograph of the Flag Raising At Iwo Jima , one of the costliest and most horrifying battles of World War II 's Pacific Theater . The flag raisers included John Bradley (a Navy Corpsman , and the author's father), Rene Gagnon , Ira Hayes , Mike Strank , Harlon Block , and Franklin Sousley ; Strank, Block, and Sousley died later in the battle. Strank refused several promotions during the battle in order to "Bring his boys back to their mothers." Block was a Corporal who reported to Strank, and the rest were privates in the Marines, except for John Bradley, a Navy Corpsman who administered first aid to Easy Company, the company to which all the flags raisers who assaulted Iwo Jima were assigned. The book, published in May 2000 by Bantam Books , a division of Random House , spent 46 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list, spending six weeks at number one. Shortly after the book's publication, Steven Spielberg optioned the film rights for DreamWorks Pictures. The book follows the lives of the six flag-raisers through their early lives of innocence, military training, fierce combat and afterward, when they were sent on tours to raise money for war bonds. The film adaptation '' Flags Of Our Fathers '', which opened in the U.S. on October 20 , 2006 , was directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Steven Spielberg , with a screenplay written by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis . OVERTURE In the same type of beginning as Saving Private Ryan the viewer is quickly thrust into the bloody, violent history of Iwo Jima with soldiers going ashore clueless to the 35 days of hell they would soon encounter with more the 25,000 wounded and 10,000 killed. Fear not, action lovers it begins slowly in training camp but within seconds you are thrust into it as men go into the landings boats. Soon you are in the fray with quick intense action very quickly without letting up for a very good while. There is also the emotional side of the story. In quick intervals you are thrown in post-World War II in the states. Hailed as heroes the soldiers are in every paper, doing speeches and fund raisers. Covering the landings, flag raising, post war, and all out battle scenes this movie is a definite must see for all fans of action movies. --> REFERENCES
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