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The Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima: Recollections and Essays

Author : Ivan D. Thunder
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781481124461
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book The Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima: Recollections and Essays written by Ivan D. Thunder and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a series of vignettes of daily Seabee life during and after the Battle of Iwo Jima, describing the author's harrowing, bloody experience landing on the island under enemy fire, and after the island is secure, describes the sneak Japanese attack where even the Army cooks fought them with knives. The author offers the lighter side of foxhole living as well as a Seaman's POW experience.

Seabee Book, the Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima

Author : Ivan D. Thunder
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781478397540
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Seabee Book, the Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima written by Ivan D. Thunder and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a companion to "Her Last Letter" (2006), Ivan D. Thunder's The Pacific War and Battle of Iwo Jima is a series of vignettes of daily Seabee life during and after the Battle of Iwo Jima. A former Lieutenant, CEC, USNR of the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion, Thunder writes with simplicity and candor describing his harrowing, bloody experience landing on the island under enemy fire, and after the island is secure, describes the sneak Japanese attack where even the Army cooks fought them with knives. He then switches to the lighter side of living in a foxhole while mimicking Eleanor Roosevelt. Included in his recollections are essays where Thunder unabashedly expresses his opinion on whether we provoked the Japanese; if the A-bomb was justified; and offers his detailed tribute to Admiral Nimitz. In addition, the chilling diary of a Japanese Marine Officer and a G-2 Intelligence Bulletin recounting a U.S. Merchant Seaman's POW experience, help to round out the Iwo Jima story. Though written by one man, this book transcends the individual and is a testimony to the extraordinary “Can Do!” spirit of the Seabees. As the Greatest Generation passes away, these recollections will serve as a useful primary source for young historians.About the AuthorIvan D. Thunder proudly served in the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion on Iwo Jima in 1945. Her Last Letter was published in 2006. In this second volume of memoirs, Thunder poignantly describes “Seabee” life during one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific. Little wonder he earned the nickname No Problem Thunder.

The Battle of Iwo Jima

Author : Steven Otfinoski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1543572626
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Iwo Jima written by Steven Otfinoski and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivid storytelling brings World War II history to life and place readers in the shoes of the people who experienced one of the most pivotal battles in the Pacific War. On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on the island of tiny Iwo Jima. Facing rugged terrain and a deeply entrenched enemy, they embarked on a fierce, five-week battle to take the island and its airfields from the Imperial Japanese Army. Suspenseful, dramatic events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the battle while it was happening. Narratives intertwine to create a breathless, "What's Next?" kind of read. Students gain a new perspective on historical figures as they learn about real people struggling to decide how best to act in a given moment.

Iwo Jima

Author : Larry Earl Smith
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393062342
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Iwo Jima written by Larry Earl Smith and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the 1945 battle documents the significant losses on both sides, the controversy surrounding the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal, and the alleged suicide of Japanese general Tadamichi Juribayashi.

The Last Lieutenant

Author : John C. Shively
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253000637
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Last Lieutenant written by John C. Shively and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shively has documented in a very readable fashion the transformation of a young Hoosier into a disciplined member of the United States Marine Corps. His book is a detailed and touching tale of one man's experience of the battle of Iwo Jima, and the many excellent photographs and maps enhance the story." -- Major General Fred Haynes, USMC (Ret.) The 36-day assault on the small volcanic island known as Iwo Jima resulted in more than 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 dead. Of the 20,000 Japanese defenders, only 1,083 survived. The Marines' efforts secured what would become a vital emergency landing strip for crippled B-29s returning from bombing runs. Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded to Marines and sailors, many posthumously, more than were awarded for any other single operation during the war. Jim Craig was a platoon commander with the Marines on Iwo Jima. This book presents his story, as told to his nephew, John C. Shively. A particularly vivid and exciting account of some of the most intense fighting of the Pacific War, the immediacy of the story is heightened by the detail that Shively's research has added to Craig's recollections. The result is one of the most realistic depictions of combat ever written.

Iwo Jima

Author : Eric M. Hammel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1610607252
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Iwo Jima written by Eric M. Hammel and published by . This book was released on with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ghosts of Iwo Jima

Author : Robert S. Burrell
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 160344517X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Iwo Jima written by Robert S. Burrell and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1945, some 80,000 U.S. Marines attacked the heavily defended fortress that the Japanese had constructed on the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima. Leaders of the Army Air Forces said they needed the airfields there to provide fighter escort for their B-29 bombers. At the cost of 28,000 American casualties, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions dutifully conquered this desolate piece of hell with a determination and sacrifice that have become legendary in the annals of war, immortalized in the photograph of six Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. But the Army Air Forces’ fighter operations on Iwo Jima subsequently proved both unproductive and unnecessary. After the fact, a number of other justifications were generated to rationalize this tragically expensive battle. Ultimately, misleading statistics were presented to contend that the number of lives saved by B-29 emergency landings on Iwo Jima outweighed the cost of its capture. In The Ghosts of Iwo Jima, Captain Robert S. Burrell masterfully reconsiders the costs of taking Iwo Jima and its role in the war effort. His thought-provoking analysis also highlights the greater contribution of Iwo Jima’s valiant dead: They inspired a reverence for the Marine Corps that proved critical to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit. From the 7th War Loan Campaign of 1945 through the flag-raising at Ground Zero in 2001, the immortal image of Iwo Jima has become a symbol of American patriotism itself. Burrell’s searching account of this fabled island conflict will advance our understanding of World War II and its continuing legacy for the twenty-first century. At last, the battle’s ghosts may unveil its ultimate, and most crucial, lessons.

Hell in the Pacific

Author : Derrick Wright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780960794
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Hell in the Pacific written by Derrick Wright and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive account of the famous battle of Iwo Jima, and the men who fought there. The battle of Iwo Jima saw one hundred thousand men fighting over a tiny volcanic island of just 8 square miles. The island was of major strategic importance to the US Air Force. However, it was also of supreme importance to the 20,000 Japanese troops who were deeply entrenched in the island when the Marines invaded, and to whom surrender was not an option. The titanic struggle dragged on for 36 days, eclipsing all that had gone before. The loss of Iwo Jima was proof to the Japanese that the Americans could seize one of the world's most heavily defended islands, and filled them with foreboding about the inevitable invasion of their homeland. This book covers the campaign in detail, and also the experiences of the men who fought for their lives on the black sands of Iwo Jima in one of the most savage battles of the Pacific War. This book contains material previously published in Campaigns 81: Iwo Jima 1945, Warrior 95: Japanese Infantryman 1937–45 and WAR 112: US Marine Rifleman 1939–45: Pacific Theater

Iwo Jima

Author : Eric Hammel
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 9780760325209
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Iwo Jima written by Eric Hammel and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iwo Jima is perhaps the hardest won and most famous battle in the Pacific theater during World War II. The award-winning, iconic photo of Marines raising the American flag during the battle is remembered by millions as the symbol of how hard fought the victory was in the war. Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines in the Pacific takes this iconic flag-raising image one step further. In incredible duotone reproduction, over 500 photos taken by Marine Corps combat photographers during the battle are featured, including over 300 never-before-published that were discovered in Marine Corps archives by author and military historian Eric Hammel. The photos vividly recreate the battle, as it happened: the pummeling of inland targets, the strafing, and the rocket fire that accompanied the landing; the eerie silence that greeted the Marines as they set foot on the island; and then, as the newly-landed Marines regrouped on the shoreline, the horrors of all hell breaking loose. The book also includes detailed maps as well as profiles of each Medal of Honor winner from the battle - including the citation from the President to each honoree reproduced in its entirety that includes detailed descriptions of courage and valor under fire.The fighting on Iwo Jima—thirty-four of the bloodiest days of the Pacific War—comes to harrowing life in this volume, and this book is an instant classic in the genre and a necessary addition to any serious collection of World War II literature.

Iwo Jima

Author : Karal Ann Marling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Iwo Jima written by Karal Ann Marling and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the split second that it took Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal to snap the shutter of his Speed Graphic, a powerful and enduring American symbol was born. Iwo Jima: Monuments, Memories and the American Hero tells the story of that icon as it appeared over the next 40 years in bond drive posters, stamps, Hollywood movies, political cartoons, and sculpture, most notably the colossal Marine Corps War Memorial outside Washington, D.C. The book is also a study of the soldiers who fought one of the bloodiest battles and of the impact of Iwo Jima on the rest of their lives.

The Battle for Iwo Jima

Author : Robert Leckie
Publisher : iBooks
ISBN 13 : 9780743486828
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book The Battle for Iwo Jima written by Robert Leckie and published by iBooks. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the air, the Pacific island of Iwo Jima looks like a large, gray pork chop. Its strategic location, midway between the U.S. B-29 airfields on the Marianas Islands and the Japanese home islands meant that it had to be seized no matter what the cost. On February 19, 1945, the invasion of Iwo Jima was launched. It became the greatest battle fought by the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. From it came the most famous image of the war, the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi. When it ended a month later, the Marines had suffered 20,000 casualties -- almost 5,000 men killed in action. And an astonishing twenty-six Marines were awarded America's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. Book jacket.

The Battle of Iwo Jima

Author : Walt Sandberg
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786417900
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Iwo Jima written by Walt Sandberg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-12-16 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the Marine assault on February 19, 1945, the Battle for Iwo Jima quickly became the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. Today this fierce battle remains high in our collective memories, not only for its terrors but for its indelible image of triumph: the raising of the flag on Mt. Suribachi. Much information exists about the Battle for Iwo Jima, but it is scattered and can be difficult to track down. This book draws the information together in two ways. It offers bibliographic listings to lead researchers to useful sources, and provides actual texts of documents related to the battle and its aftermath. Part One, “The Bibliography,” offers information on more than 800 books, magazines, official documents, audio-visual materials and online resources about the Battle of Iwo Jima. Each listing is annotated to assist researchers, historians, veterans and others seeking information. Part Two, “The Anthology,” offers the texts of hard-to-locate documents; a series of maps showing the day-by-day progression of the battle; and a selection of poetry inspired by the battle. Appendices provide details of the American chain of command and both the American and the Japanese orders of battle; describe some lingering mysteries about the Battle of Iwo Jima; and list Iwo Jima memorial sites around the world.

The Battle of Iwo Jima

Author : Mark Khan
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848324510
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Iwo Jima written by Mark Khan and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of the major WWII battle in which American Navy and Marine forces took the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army. 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.

The Battle of Iwo Jima

Author : Larry Hama
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781404207813
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Iwo Jima written by Larry Hama and published by The Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In comic book format, describes the battle of Iwo Jima, discussing its context, the famous photograph taken during the battle, the American victory, and its aftermath.

The Lions of Iwo Jima

Author : Fred Haynes
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429937920
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Lions of Iwo Jima written by Fred Haynes and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1945 my father, John Bradley, and other members of Combat Team 28 raised a flag on Iwo Jima. Now with The Lions of Iwo Jima, [Haynes] helps America understand how it was done."—James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers and Flyboys Combat Team 28, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. The unit, 4,500 men strong, plunged immediately into ferocious combat, and by the time the battled ended, 70 percent of the men in the team's three assault battalions were killed or seriously wounded. The stories told here, many for the first time, will seem too cruel, too heartbreaking to be believed. As one veteran remarked, "Each day we learned a new way to die." Major General Fred Haynes, then a young captain, is the last surviving office in CT 28 who was intimately involved in planning and coordinating all phases of the team's fight on Iwo Jima. In this astonishing narrative, Haynes and James A. Warren recapture in riveting detail what the Marines experienced, drawing on a wealth of previously untapped documents, personal narratives, letters, and interviews with survivors to offer fresh interpretations of the fight for Suribachi, the iconic flag-raising photograph, and the nature of the campaign as a whole.

In the Shadow of Suribachi

Author : Joyce Faulkner
Publisher : Red Engine Press
ISBN 13 : 0974565202
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Suribachi written by Joyce Faulkner and published by Red Engine Press. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven young men grow up in the US. During WWII, they l become Marines and all meet at Iwo Jima in a battle that changes their lives forever.

The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

Author : Derrick Wright
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075099407X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945 written by Derrick Wright and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iwo Jima was the United States Marine Corps' toughest ever battle and a turning point in the Pacific War. In February 1945, three Marine Divisions stormed the island's shores in what was supposed to be a ten-day battle, but they had reckoned without General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the enemy commander.