The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945
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.
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The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945
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.
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The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

by Derrick Wright
The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

by Derrick Wright

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780750945448
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 07/20/2006
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Derrick Wright's interest in World War II was stimulated by the many Luftwaffe bombing raids on his native Teesside. He is the author of Pacific Victory, Tarawa: A Hell of a Way to Die and Peleliu: To the Far Side of Hell. Married, with four daughters, he lives on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.
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