Iwo Jima 1945 : The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi (Campaign)

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Iwo Jima 1945 : The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi (Campaign)

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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. This book provides a definitive account of the battle, from its origins to its hard-fought conclusion.

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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.

Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi (Campaign),Derrick Wright,Jim Laurier,Osprey Publishing,1841761788,History,History - Military / War,History: World,Military - United States,Military - World War II,History / Military / World War II

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