"Flags" on my Coffee Table

George Grand
George Grand Posts: 12,258
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
I'm about 3/4's of the way through Flags of My Fathers. Great book.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited October 2006
    On my short list.
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  • POLKOHOLIC
    POLKOHOLIC Posts: 407
    edited October 2006
    "flags of our fathers"
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,878
    edited October 2006
    POLKOHOLIC wrote:
    "flags of our fathers"

    Does that make me your brother ? :rolleyes:

    They had the story of Iwo Jima on the History or Learning channel Friday.
    I was at work, so I got to watch it. :)
    Any-who, the killing fields that those Marines who hit the black sands of Iwo Jima were brutal almost beyond description.
    In a way, it made the D-Day landing look like a cake walk.
    The Japanese General in charge of the island's defense was a tactical genius, and they all understood the ultra-importance of that small island to the defense of Japan.
    Every Japanese soldier was charged with killing at least 10 Americans. If he did this, it was considered he had done his duty before he died.

    They showed a 3-dimensional drawing of the tunnel system that the General has designed and built. There was a reason that the Marines were basically allowed to hit the beach with little relative resistance.

    Will have to get the book.
    Sal Palooza
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