Raising the Flag: How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in Wartime
- ISBN-10
- 0756543959
- ISBN-13
- 9780756543952
- Series
- Raising the Flag
- Category
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-01
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Michael Burgan
Description
"Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Joe Rosenthal photograph"--Provided by publisher.
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- 2018-06
- 416 pages
- Paperback
- U of Nebraska Press
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- 2018-06
- 424 pages
- Ebook
- U of Nebraska Press
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