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Iwo Jima: United States Marines at War: Portrait of a Battle (United States Marines at War) (Paperback)
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Short Description for Iwo Jima: United States Marines at WarDocuments the gruesome drama of the battle of Iwo Jima, possibly the most famous and certainly one of the hardest-won battles of the Pacific War. This book features photographs that show events from landing to meet withering machine-gun fire, to rooting out isolated Japanese resistance, and clearing 18 kilometres of underground tunnels.
Full description- Publisher: Zenith Press
- Published: 16 December 2009
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
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- Categories: Battles & Campaigns | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Military History | Second World War
- ISBN 13: 9780760337332 ISBN 10: 0760337330
- Sales rank: 954,497
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Full description for Iwo Jima: United States Marines at War
With over 500 pictures, this photographic history fully documents the gruesome drama of the battle of Iwo Jima, possibly the most famous and certainly one of the hardest-won battles of the Pacific War. From landing to meet withering machine-gun fire, to rooting out isolated Japanese resistance, clearing 18 kilometres of underground tunnels, banzai attacks at night, advancing over harsh volcanic terrain, thirty-four of the bloodiest days of the Pacific war are shown in dramatic archive photography along with Eric Hammels' vivid text recreating this conflict that led to one of the most iconic and enduring images of military victory.
