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Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue
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Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue
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Hal Buell
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10
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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.
About the Author:
Hal Buell is a veteran photo editor who has spent more than forty years with the Associated Press, twenty-five of them as head of the international photo service. He is a graduate of Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University.
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https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425209806
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Brad Mangin
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Pleasanton
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[09/10/06] This is a terrific book that sets the record straight- for once and for all- that AP photographer Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer-winning photo of Marines raising the American flag on Mt. Suribachi was not set up. Hal Buell has done a terrific job researching this topic and presents the history of this part of World War II in such a way that even someone who is not into war stuff like me could really understand what happened on the island. This book has many photographs by Rosenthal and other photographers from the military and the AP that help illustrated what really happened on Iwo Jima during the battle. As an added bonus there is a cool DVD that has many interviews - including one with Rosenthal - that help explain the chain of events that occurred leading up to the picture. Also on the DVD is the Kodachrome movie film shot by Sgt. Bill Genaust that shows a color movie of the flag raising- exactly how Rosenthal shot it. Highly recommended. |
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