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Author : Alfred R. Stone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Marine Remembers Iwo Jima written by Alfred R. Stone and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dog company, Second Battalion, 37th Regiment, Fifth Marine Battalion
Author : Larry Earl Smith
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393062342
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Download or read book Iwo Jima written by Larry Earl Smith and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the 1945 battle documents the significant losses on both sides, the controversy surrounding the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal, and the alleged suicide of Japanese general Tadamichi Juribayashi.
Author : Lynn Kessler
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book Never in Doubt written by Lynn Kessler and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survivors of one of the fiercest battles of the war in the Pacific tell their dramatic stories in this collection of oral histories.
Author : Larry Smith
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393285634
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)
Download or read book Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific written by Larry Smith and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A vivid and compelling account by a true master of oral history.” —General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), Supreme Allied Commander, Europe 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 “superb and fascinating work by one of our nation’s leading oral historians” (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 flyers. With numerous photographs and maps, Iwo Jima is a stunning history of an emblematic battle and a powerful, personal history of this greatest generation of marines.
Author : Eric M. Hammel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1610607252
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)
Download or read book Iwo Jima written by Eric M. Hammel and published by . This book was released on with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Talbot Rain
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595301908
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)
Download or read book Remembering Iwo written by Talbot Rain and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the world at war, a law degree in hand and recently married, Talbot Rain knew his destiny. Along with his brother and his friends they joined the United States Marine Corps. He begins his journey with boot camp where he learns what being a Marine is really all about. He then heads to Officer Candidate School where he trains to become an officer. With his training finished, Talbot is sent to the Pacific to see what lies ahead for a first lieutenant as the battle rages on with Japan. Talbot explains first-hand how it felt to be a Marine landing on Iwo Jima. Strength, courage and humility are all told as Talbot fights alongside other Marines to an Allied victory at Iwo Jima. As tides turn, Talbot finds himself as a General's aide during the Occupation of Japan. And now, more than half a century later, Talbot finds the memories flow again of long ago battles, friendships and victories.
Author : Robert S. Burrell
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 160344517X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Ghosts of Iwo Jima written by Robert S. Burrell and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the cost of 28,000 American casualties, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions dutifully conquered this desolate piece of hell with a determination and sacrifice that have become legendary in the annals of war, immortalized in the photograph of six Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. But the Army Air Forces’ fighter operations on Iwo Jima subsequently proved both unproductive and unnecessary. After the fact, a number of other justifications were generated to rationalize this tragically expensive battle. Ultimately, misleading statistics were presented to contend that the number of lives saved by B-29 emergency landings on Iwo Jima outweighed the cost of its capture. In The Ghosts of Iwo Jima, 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 to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit. From the 7th War Loan Campaign of 1945 through the flag-raising at Ground Zero in 2001, the immortal image of Iwo Jima has become a symbol of American patriotism itself. Burrell’s searching account of this fabled island conflict will advance our understanding of World War II and its continuing legacy for the twenty-first century. At last, the battle’s ghosts may unveil its ultimate, and most crucial, lessons.
Author : Fred L. Ward
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450003222
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)
Download or read book Picking up the Pieces written by Fred L. Ward and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-01-17 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book This book is about a young Marine who went through the entire battle of IWO JIMA just 43 days before his 19th birthday. Now less than two months from his 80th birthday, he is putting his memories on paper where it belongs. His memory is alive and well, his eyewitness accounts are extremely vivid and accurate. This former Marine is the author of his own book, Picking up the Pieces. You will find this book to be heart-breaking in its entirety, accurate and true. Youll find this book often times will give you the urge to cry. In writing this book, dont be surprised to see faded tear drops here and there, thats okay because it will make you appreciate this book more. I also hope that you will find the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the honesty of Lincoln, and the bravery of Geronimo in the determination and victory of this Marine. The Author P.S. In my old age, I try not to remember my battle experiences too often, but when I do, you know what? I cry too.
Author : James Dean Ladd
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612510175
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Download or read book Faithful Warriors written by James Dean Ladd and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Col. Ladd’s book recounts his experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war, during the amphibious invasions of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian. Ladd's recollections and descriptions of life--and death--on the far-flung battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, and augmented by the personal recollections of many of the men who served with him in his wartime journey across the Pacific. This vividly written memoir will stir the memories of those who lived during these trying times and will help future generations of readers to understand the realities of the Pacific War.
Author : Henry Berry
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780688149567
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Download or read book Semper Fi, Mac written by Henry Berry and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1996-10-16 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Semper Fi, Mac brings to life the Marines of World War II -- the tough, battle-trained troops who stormed the beaches of Bougainville, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa -- in some of the bitterest and bloodiest fighting of the war. Compilied from over seventy-five interviews with surviving officers and enlisted men, these powerful firsthand accounts give us a soldier's-eye portrait of the Marine Pacific war experience -- the camaraderie, the women, the loneliness, the fear -- and the profound emotional as well as spiritual rewards that resulted. Former machine gunners, riflemen, mortarmen, and engineers share the horrifying and humorous stories that defined their days in the Pacific. Through this filter of recollection, one truism is reflected time and again: "there is no such thing as an ex-Marine." A tour-de-force that pays tribute to the spirit of the nation's premier fighting force, Semper Fi, Mac is a multifaceted portrayl of men, war, bravery, honor -- and, as "The Marines' Hymn" so proudly proclaims, fidelity to the military tradition that inspired them.
