- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Smithsonian (May 8 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061170909
- ISBN-13: 978-0061170904
- Product Dimensions: 30.7 x 25.4 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,947,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
The Mighty Fallen is a beautiful, evocative presentation of more than 150 never-before-seen photographs of the nation's greatest monuments and war memorials, along with text that describes the memorials and tells their stories. This extraordinary collection calls attention to the power of memory and the ways in which we immortalize people and events. As Larry Bond notes in the Introduction, "Memories of a war or battle are unpleasant, but few veterans would want them erased." This book is a unique tribute to veterans and a commemoration of some of the most significant conflicts in our history.
Most battlefields leave little record of the historic confrontations that occurred there. Those who fought in epic struggles want us to remember not just the outcome, but the cost of victory and those who paid the price for the freedoms we enjoy today. Memories fade, so we raise monuments of stone and bronze to carry their message of sacrifice through the centuries.
The Iwo Jima Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC are instantly recognizable, but there are monuments all over North America honoring more than 300 years of military service. The Mighty Fallen shows you hundreds of monuments, memorials, and statues conveying the message their designers wanted you to hear—these are more than just a date and location.
About the Author
Larry Bond coauthored the international bestseller Red Storm Rising with Tom Clancy. A U.S. Navy veteran, he has written numerous military-themed books including New York Times bestsellers Red Phoenix, Vortex, and Cauldron. His most recent publication is Dangerous Ground. He lives with his wife and two children in Virginia.
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A pictorial tribute, Mar 20 2008
By James D. Crabtree "Doc Crabtree" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mighty Fallen (Hardcover)
A wonderful book, although by no means definitive. It includes wonderful photography of many of the U.S. military's most important monuments (as well as some Canadian ones). The only fault I see with the book is that almost all of the monuments are on the East Coast, whereas there are many significant monuments at military posts in the west which should have been included.
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