![]() The defenses they built on Iwo Jima in support of this goal were daunting––an underground city with an extensive series of underground tunnels––and would make this the bloodiest and most costly battle of the war in terms of lives lost and injuries. Tadamichi Kuribayashi, hoped to cause an extreme number of American casualties in order to sway the American public against continuing the war. The Japanese, under the leadership of Lt. The group, named Spearhead, shipped out of Pearl Harbor on the USS Missoula and sailed toward Iwo Jima expecting to land on Febru– D-day. ![]() During this time, the boys learned to worship the rifle and would become one interdependent unit whose duty was to forge ahead while looking out for each other. On November 11, 1943, vigorous training began at Camp Pendleton for the six future flagraisers and thousands of other Marines. Reading Assignment #3: Chapters 5 & 6 – Forging the Spearhead, Armada How did the training of and beliefs of the Japanese warriors differ from those of the American Marines? What propelled the six flagraisers to enter the armed forces? Did they do it for the flag and for country or more personal reasons? Was their action heroism or “common virtue”? By the end of the chapter, all six flagraisers are transferred to a special unit of the Marines to begin a year of extensive training. After receiving his draft notice, Jack Bradley enlisted in the Navy and soon became a Navy Corpsman. Important characteristics of this war are defined, such as amphibious warfare, the tactic where Marine Corps troops disembarked onto Pacific islands from ships to assault the enemy, and Bushido, or the “Way of the Warrior,” a Japanese code of honor that taught the Japanese to fight to the death for their emperor. James Bradley outlines the history of America’s War in the Pacific during World War II, and touches upon points in Japanese history and Japan’s mindset towards war. Reading Assignment #2: Chapters 3 & 4 – America’s War, Call of Duty The author is determined “to bring these boys back to life to let them live again in the country’s memory.” How is this process begun in these early chapters of the book? The author introduces the backgrounds of the six all-American boys-who, taken together, form a cross-section of America at that time.ĭo the six boys each represent America prior to and at the time of World War II? If so, how? Why or why not? In the biographies presented of each boy’s family and pre-War life, do you feel that you get to know them? What is most telling?. Suribachi along with his own reasons for writing this book – to find out more about his father, one of the six flagraisers. ![]() James Bradley introduces the battle of Iwo Jima and the six flagraisers photographed on Mt. ![]() Reading Assignment #1: Chapters 1 & 2 – Sacred Ground, All-American Boys ![]() The discussion and writing section of this guide divides Flags of Our Fathers into reading assignments approximately 50 pages in length based on theme, a brief plot summary, and questions for use in classroom discussion, research, and writing. Determined to learn more about his own father’s role in this historic event, Bradley conducted more than 300 interviews and used extensive primary source photographs and articles to uncover the histories of these courageous men and the realities of what they and their comrades experienced in a brutal battle on a tiny island thousands of miles away from their small-town American homes. In Flags of Our Fathers, author James Bradley has captured the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six young men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. ![]()
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