Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific / [edited by] Larry Smi...
Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific / [edited by] Larry Smi...
Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific / [edited by] Larry Smith.
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New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
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N940.54252/7
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English
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Physical content
xxiv, 345 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
The invasion -- Iron Mike's posse -- Russell, Tso, Abbatiello, and Waterhouse -- The flag raisings -- The LST, workhorse of the invasion -- The planes that came -- Aftermath.
Pt. I: The invasion. Corporal Richard Nummer ; Seaman James Bush ; Corporal James "Salty" Hathaway ; Captain Fred Haynes ; Corporal Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams -- Pt. II: Iron Mike's posse. Corporal Glenn Buzzard ; Private First Class Pete Santoro ; Private First Class Domenick Tutalo -- Pt. II...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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"On February 19, 1945, nearly 70,000 American soldiers invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next thirty-five days, approximately 28,000 soldiers died, including nearly 22,000 Japanese and 6,821 Americans, making Iwo Jima one of the costliest battles of World War II. In his most important work to date, best-selling author Larry Sm...
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Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific / [edited by] Larry Smith.
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c2008.
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N940.54252/7
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ISBN
0393062341 (hbk.)
9780393062342 (hbk.)
DDC
940.542528
MMS ID
991006183529702626
