Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines Raise The Flag On Mount Suribachi (campaign)
by Derrick Wright /
2001 / English / PDF
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One of the decisive battles of World War II
(1939-1945) in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by
Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces
Pacific, as "The most savage and most costly battle in the history
of the Marine Corps" - a titanic struggle that eclipsed all that
had gone before. Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress
route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic
importance to the US Air Force, but also to the Japanese, 20,000 of
whom were deeply entrenched in the island. This book provides a
definitive account of the battle, from its origins to its
hard-fought conclusion.
One of the decisive battles of World War II
(1939-1945) in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by
Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces
Pacific, as "The most savage and most costly battle in the history
of the Marine Corps" - a titanic struggle that eclipsed all that
had gone before. Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress
route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic
importance to the US Air Force, but also to the Japanese, 20,000 of
whom were deeply entrenched in the island. This book provides a
definitive account of the battle, from its origins to its
hard-fought conclusion.
