Review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) by Ian Buruma for The New York Review of Books — 22 Aug 2018
Eastwood does manage to provide a hint (and a hint is all that is feasible) of the way war affects an ordinary soldier: the terror, the cruelty, but also the moments of selflessness, even grace.
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This review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) was written by Ian Buruma and published by The New York Review of Books on 22 Aug 2018.
Flags of Our Fathers has generally received positive reviews.
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