Flags of Our Fathers

 Flags of Our Fathers - James Bradley with Ron Powers - Three Stars ☆☆☆

Three Stars ☆☆☆ - I might read it again.

This is the very emotional story of US Marine Company E (Easy), 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment, 5th Division, and some of their contributions to the WW2 assault and capture of Iwo Jima, including both raisings of the US flag on Mount Suribachi. Additionally, it is the author's attempt to understand his father through the father's actions during the battle on Iwo Jima.

Per the author during the battle for Iwo Jima, Easy Company's total force comprised 310 men, including replacements, who at the end of the battle, counted 50 survivors. The total force of the 2nd Battalion, including replacements, was 1,688. The number of killed or wounded during the action was 1.511. 177 walked off the island, 91 of whom had been previously wounded and returned to combat.

George W. Parker