FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS: Heroes of Iwo
James Bradley, , adapted by Michael French. . Delacorte, $8.95 (224pp) ISBN 978-0-385-73064-8
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Reviewed on: 06/16/2003
Genre: Children's
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