Iwo Jima 1945

The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi

Iwo Jima 1945 cover

Iwo Jima 1945

The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi

Description

A definitive account of the battle of Iwo Jima, from its origins to its hard-fought conclusion.

One of the decisive battles of the Second World War 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Origins of the Campaign
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
Campaign
Battle

Aftermath and Conclusion
Battlefield Today
Chronology
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 20 Aug 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782002666
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 76 b/w; 16 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 81
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Derrick Wright

Derrick Wright's interest in WWII was sparked by h…

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Jim Laurier

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives i…

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