Raising the Flag: How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in ...
Burgan, Michael / Sandmann, Alexa / Baxter, Kathleen![Raising the Flag: How a Photograph Gave a Nation Hope in Wartime](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/983/9839895/CHSBZCOP039839895.jpg)
By February 1945 the United States had been fighting World War II for more than three years. Soldiers were worn down from battle, and civilians were drained by sacrifice. But a photograph of Marines raising an American flag on Japanese soil gave a wearied nation a renewed sense of pride and hope. This powerful image of strength and determination became the most famous image of the war. It not only captured a moment of victory against a strong ...