Flags of our fathers

Sgt.Pepper · 25-03-2007, 07:08 AM

Has anybody read the book Flags Of Our Fathers i have to give it a 9.5 out of 10 it gives a realistic experiance of what it would be like on Iwo and the "Mighty 7th" i actually knew nothing about the pacific theatre before i read this book i knew alot about mostly Europe, and of course after i read the book i had to see the movie.

"That flag means the Marine corp for another 500 years."

Ian S · 25-03-2007, 09:27 AM

Ive seen the film, which i thought was good. I will have a look for the book and give it a read

PearlJamNoCode · 25-03-2007, 06:01 PM

I read the book before I saw the movie and enjoyed the book much, much more. My only complaint about the book was that it dragged just a little in the beginning with the backgrounds of all the guys. That being said, I highly recommend it.

morse1001 · 25-03-2007, 08:46 PM

I recently read the book and found it interesting but i would echo the complaint about it having the background to the men at the start. That section would interest social historions not military ones!

I would give it 6 out of ten.

Owen · 26-03-2007, 12:28 AM

I've not read the book but surely the biographical info to start is to show the men as civvies in Uniform maybe?
Just regular guys who ended up in an iconic event.

25-03-2007, 07:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sgt.Pepper Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Ontario Posts: 40	Flags of our fathers Has anybody read the book Flags Of Our Fathers i have to give it a 9.5 out of 10 it gives a realistic experiance of what it would be like on Iwo and the "Mighty 7th" i actually knew nothing about the pacific theatre before i read this book i knew alot about mostly Europe, and of course after i read the book i had to see the movie. "That flag means the Marine corp for another 500 years."

25-03-2007, 06:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
PearlJamNoCode Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 139	I read the book before I saw the movie and enjoyed the book much, much more. My only complaint about the book was that it dragged just a little in the beginning with the backgrounds of all the guys. That being said, I highly recommend it. __________________ "Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of, and since Hiroshima we know what is at stake." Viktor E. Frankl (Psychologist, Holocaust survivor)

25-03-2007, 08:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
morse1001 Very Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland Posts: 4,585	I recently read the book and found it interesting but i would echo the complaint about it having the background to the men at the start. That section would interest social historions not military ones! I would give it 6 out of ten. __________________ WWW.WARFARETODAY.com

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25-03-2007, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ian S Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 137	Ive seen the film, which i thought was good. I will have a look for the book and give it a read

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Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,462	I've not read the book but surely the biographical info to start is to show the men as civvies in Uniform maybe? Just regular guys who ended up in an iconic event.

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