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…
Ghosts of Iwo Jima
by Project Muse, Burrell, Robert S.
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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 th…
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 …
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 …
Awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry under fire, Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Workman is one of the Marine Corps' best-known contemporary combat veterans. In this memoir, he tells a story of his service overseas and of the emotional wars that continue to rage long after our fighting …
A former member of the First Marine Division gives a front line description of two World War II Pacific campaigns.
Part I. Peleliu : a neglected battle. Foreword by Lt. Col. John A. Crown ; Making of a Marine ; Preparation for combat ; On to Peleliu ; Assault into hell ; Another amphibious assault ; Brave men lost -- Part II. Okinawa : the final triumph. Foreword by Capt. Thomas J. Stanley ;…
A former member of the First Marine Division gives a front line description of two World War II Pacific campaigns.