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The Battle of Iwo Jima: Raising the Flag, February–March 1945 (Images of War) Kindle Edition
Just eight square miles in size, the Japanese island of Iwo Jima lies some 750 miles due south of Tokyo. Following a preparatory air and naval bombardment which lasted for many weeks, it was there, on the morning of Monday, 19 February 1945, that U.S. Marines launched Operation Detachment, their aim being the capture of the entire island and the three airfields that had been constructed on it.
The Japanese defenders, however, were prepared. The enemy garrison had heavily fortified Iwo Jima with a network of bunkers, caves and dugouts, hidden artillery positions and more than ten miles of underground tunnels that proved difficult to locate and destroy.
The following thirty-six days saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign, resulting in more than 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 dead. Of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the assault, only 216 were taken prisoner during the battle.
The capture of Iwo Jima, revealed here through a remarkable collection of archive images, was declared complete on the morning of 26 March 1945. The battle also resulted in one of the most iconic images to emerge from World War II—the raising of the American flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi. The Battle of Iwo Jima features images from the initial landings through the bitter fighting that followed for each yard of the island.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFrontline Books
- Publication dateSeptember 30, 2018
- File size45.9 MB
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- ASIN : B07QGKD2J2
- Publisher : Frontline Books (September 30, 2018)
- Publication date : September 30, 2018
- Language : English
- File size : 45.9 MB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 206 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #436,093 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #77 in Military Pictorial History
- #203 in History of Japan
- #317 in Military History Pictorials
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2020A retired Marine I choose this ebook since I have read other Images of War titles. This ebook is recommended reading since access to Iwo is restricted.
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antonioReviewed in Spain on May 31, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bueno
Buen libro, muchas ilustraciones, contiene mapas, esta en ingles..