Flash!

The Associated Press is the world's foremost news organization; it, more than any other source, shapes the news that Americans - indeed the world - see, hear and read every day. Here, more than 150 of the AP's greatest photographs, including many Pulitzer Prize winners, have been brought together in a moving and historic record of some of the major news events and personalities of the 20th century, revealing moments of triumph and of tragedy. From famous images such as the American flag rising over Iwo Jima and a young Cassius Clay exultant over a prostrate Sonny Liston to gripping up-to-the-minute news and sports photos from around the world, the reader is brought face to face with the significant political issues and personal achievements of our time.