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from Hilltop to Mountaintop The Life & Legacy of One Iwo Jima Flag Raiser

from Hilltop to Mountaintop The Life & Legacy of One Iwo Jima Flag Raiser - Paperback

by Ron Elliott
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ron Elliott, Heather French Henry (Foreword by)Publish date:2021-09-13Pages:258
Language:EnglishPublisher:Acclaim PressISBN-13:9781956027044ISBN-10:1956027041UPC:9781956027044Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SC1RVMSQP8

The image of the U.S. Marines raising the Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima may very well be the most famous photograph of all time. While Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's iconic picture - captured in the final stages of World War II - fuses the men into a single historic unit, they remain six individuals and each was an American woman's precious baby boy.


From an overall historical viewpoint, given that what we see in the photograph is American teamwork, courage and victory, the individual identities may not matter; nonetheless, each of the six men has a unique background and traveled a distinctive path to reach the summit of Mt. Suribachi.


Through exhaustive research into sources public and private, Ron Elliott has detailed the heart-warming and heart-wrenching drama that is the life and legacy of one of the flag raisers, Franklin Runyon Sousley. Sousley's story is related with all the tragedy, humor and excitement that compose the remarkable life of one chosen by fate to be representative of the thousands of Americans who sacrificed so much to preserve our way of life.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Acclaim PressISBN-13:9781956027044ISBN-10:1956027041UPC:9781956027044Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SC1RVMSQP8
Elliott, Ron: - RON ELLIOTT, a native of Lincoln County, Kentucky, is a graduate of Stanford High School, Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky.Ron's background includes working on the historic Apollo missions and a stint on Kentucky's community college system faculty. Having a relative involved in the assassination of Kentucky's would-be governor, William Goebel, piqued his interest in history and launched a writing career.Henry, Heather French: - Heather French Henry, Miss America 2000 Executive Director, The Heather French Foundation for Veterans, Inc.
Publisher: Acclaim Press

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Ron Elliott, Heather French Henry (Foreword by)

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