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Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific / [edited by] Larry Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 345 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0393062341 (hbk.)
  • 9780393062342 (hbk.)
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Contents:
I: The invasion -- Corporal Richard Nummer -- Seaman James Bush -- Corporal James "Salty" Hathaway -- Captain Fred Haynes -- Corporal Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams -- II: Iron Mike's posse - Corporal Glenn Buzzard -- Private First Class Pete Santoro -- Private First Class Domenick Tutalo -- III: Russell, Tso, Abbatiello, and Waterhouse -- Captain Gerald Russell -- Private First Class Samuel Tso -- Corporal Al Abbatiello -- Private First Class Charles Waterhouse -- IV: The flag raisings -- Warrant Officer Norman Hatch -- Corporal Charles "Chuck" Lindberg -- V: The LST, Workhouse 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 -- VI: The planes that came -- Lieutenant Robert Merklein -- Staff Sergeant Valentine Chepeleff -- Lieutenant Phil True -- VII: 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.) -- Military terminology.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 940.542528 I96 Available 33111005273335
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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. Best-selling oral historian Larry Smith dug deep for exclusive stories from Iwo Jima veterans, including the last surviving flag raiser on Mount Suribachi, a Navajo "Code Talker," a retired general, two Medal of Honor recipients, B-29 flyers, and other die-hard Marines who secured the island. Along the way, Smith investigates the controversy surrounding the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal and presents the groundbreaking story of Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, rumored to have committed suicide rather than submit to capture. With dozens of photographs and maps, Iwo Jima is an unprecedented look at this pivotal battle and an inspiring study in courage, perseverance, and humanity.

I: The invasion -- Corporal Richard Nummer -- Seaman James Bush -- Corporal James "Salty" Hathaway -- Captain Fred Haynes -- Corporal Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams -- II: Iron Mike's posse - Corporal Glenn Buzzard -- Private First Class Pete Santoro -- Private First Class Domenick Tutalo -- III: Russell, Tso, Abbatiello, and Waterhouse -- Captain Gerald Russell -- Private First Class Samuel Tso -- Corporal Al Abbatiello -- Private First Class Charles Waterhouse -- IV: The flag raisings -- Warrant Officer Norman Hatch -- Corporal Charles "Chuck" Lindberg -- V: The LST, Workhouse 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 -- VI: The planes that came -- Lieutenant Robert Merklein -- Staff Sergeant Valentine Chepeleff -- Lieutenant Phil True -- VII: 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.) -- Military terminology.

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