Leadership Lecture Series - 2/28/2002
James Bradley
James Bradley burst onto the national scene as an author in 2000 with his New York Times #1 bestseller, Flags of our Fathers. The New York Times called it “the surprise runaway nonfiction best seller of the season.” Steven Spielberg acquired the movie rights.
Flags of our Fathers is about the six boys who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. The photograph is the most reproduced photo in history. James’ father, John Bradley, was one of the six Iwo Jima flag raisers.
James is President of the James Bradley Peace Foundation, which fosters understanding between America and Asia. The foundation sends American students to Japan and China to study.
On September 30, Mr. Bradley introduced his second book, Flyboys, and is on a two-month, 25-city Flyboys book tour.
Flyboys is the secret story of eight American airmen who were captured and executed on the island next to Iwo Jima in World War II. The ninth got away. His name is George Bush.
James is also a professional motivational speaker who has delighted thousands of listeners all over the world.
James was raised in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Notre Dame and Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan and graduated with a degree in East Asian History from the University of Wisconsin. Before becoming an author, James produced corporate films. He has traveled the world, living and working in more than 40 countries for nearly a decade. He has run companies in five countries. He is an avid sportsman enjoying scuba diving, sky diving and mountain climbing Bradley also enjoys reading history, discovering exotic cuisine, cliff diving, golfing and snow skiing.
James is working on his third book The China Mirage.