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Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue

By: Berkley Books

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Berkley Books)

Last Stocked on 9/21/2020

Product Info

Title
Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue
Publisher
Category
Author
Hal Buell
Publish Year
2006
Pages
272
Dimensions
8x9.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147571634
Type
Hardcover

Description

It remains the U.S. Marine Corps.' bloodiest battle. Fifty years later, it is A.P. photographer Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer-winning photo of Marines raising the American flag on Mt. Suribachi that keeps the memory of Iwo Jima alive.

Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue is a full account of the battle itself and of Rosenthal's ten days on Iwo Jima as Marines fought against a murderous Japanese onslaught. It recounts the enduring legacy of "the photograph"-most recently in the historic picture of three firemen raising the American flag at the site of the World Trade Center, recalling Rosenthal's timeless image of steely resolve in the face of tyranny.