Review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) by Peter Calder for New Zealand Herald — 30 Dec 2006
This elliptical structure demands and rewards close attention for the powerful ironies it illuminates: seeing actions lionised before we see the actions themselves, we confront the contrast between heroism's reality and its hokey facsimiles.
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This review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) was written by Peter Calder and published by New Zealand Herald on 30 Dec 2006.
Flags of Our Fathers has generally received positive reviews.
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