William Waldo Cameron Forum on Public Affairs - 10/9/2003
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.