Iwo Jima World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific

Name: Iwo Jima World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific
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ISBN: 9780393334913

ISBN-10: 0393334910

ISBN-13: 9780393334913

Edition: 2009

Authors: Larry Smith, Smith

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On February 19, 1945, nearly 70,000 American marines invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next thirty-five days, approximately 28,000 combatants died, including nearly 22,000 Japanese and 6,821 Americans, making Iwo Jima one of the costliest battles of World War II. Bestselling author Larry Smith lets twenty-two veterans tell the story of this epic clash in their own words; the result is a â€œsuperb and fascinating work by one of our nationâ€™s leading oral historiansâ€ (Jay Winik, author of April 1865 ). Iwo Jima includes accounts from the last surviving flag raiser on Mount Suribachi, a Navajo code talker, a retired general, two Medal of Honor recipients, and B-29…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/18/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 374
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.93" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.276



Maps


Introduction


Acknowledgments



The Invasion



Corporal Richard Nummer



Seaman James Bush



Corporal James "Salty" Hathaway



Captain Fred Haynes



Corporal Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams



Iron Mike's Posse



Corporal Glenn Buzzard



Private First Class Pete Santoro



Private First Class Domenick Tutalo



Russell, Tso, Abbatiello, and Waterhouse



Captain Gerald Russell



Private First Class Samuel Tso



Corporal A1 Abbatiello



Private First Class Charles Waterhouse



The Flag Raisings



Warrant Officer Norman Hatch



Corporal Charles "Chuck" Lindberg



The LST, Workhorse of the Invasion



Machinist's Mate Third Class Perle "Dusty" Ward



Pharmacist's Mate Third Class George Wahlen



Sergeant Cyril O'Brien



Sergeant Thomas Haywood McPhatter



The Planes That Came



Lieutenant Robert Merklein



Staff Sergeant Valentine Chepeleff



Lieutenant Phil True



Aftermath



The Japanese Commanders-Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Captain Tsunezo Wachi-and the Years Afterward



Patrick Mooney and the Graves



Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.)


Appendix: Military Terminology