USA's erobring af stillehavsøen Iwo Jima ved slutningen af 2. Verdenskrig i 1945 var et af de blodigste slag men af stor strategisk betydning for USA, da øen lå på halvvejen af de amerikanske superfæstningers(B-29 fly) bombetogter mod Japan.
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 eclipse…
"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 eclips…