Two Flags over Iwo Jima

“An authoritative look at an event that has taken on a legendary status . . . [an] essential history for those wanting the truth behind the legend” ( Publishers Weekly ). Joe Rosenthal’s “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” photo is one of the best-known images of US war history—and a powerful symbol of patriotism. But the story of how the flag got there, and even the identity of the soldiers in the photo, has been muddied by history. Here, military historian Eric Hammel sets the record straight—viewi