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Letters from Iwo Jima

Paperback • 2007 • English • 1. edition

Letters from Iwo Jima: the japanese eyewitness stories that inspired Clint Eastwood's film

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About the book

Clint Eastwood was so moved by this account of the Japanese defence of Iwo Jima that he ended up making two films in 2006. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the story of the US Marines who raised the flag on the island in what became the iconic photograph of the war with Japan. His other film, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA is based on Kumiko Kakehashi's heart-rending story, EVEN THE GODS WOULD WEEP. Her account is based on the letters written home by the doomed ...Show more

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ISBN

9780297853336

Publisher

Orion

Published year

2007

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Letters from Iwo Jima

Format

Paperback

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