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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-100760337330
ISBN-139780760337332
eBay Product ID (ePID)71960684
Product Key Features
Book TitleIwo Jima : Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines at War in the Pacific
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorEric Hammel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight41.7 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.54/2528
SynopsisIwo Jima is perhaps the hardest won and most famous battle in the Pacific theater during World War II. The award-winning, iconic photo of Marines raising the American flag during the battle is remembered by millions as the symbol of how hard fought the victory was in the war.Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines in the Pacific takes this iconic flag-raising image one step further. In incredible duotone reproduction, over 500 photos taken by Marine Corps combat photographers during the battle are featured, including over 300 never-before-published that were discovered in Marine Corps archives by author and military historian Eric Hammel. The photos vividly recreate the battle, as it happened: the pummeling of inland targets, the strafing, and the rocket fire that accompanied the landing; the eerie silence that greeted the Marines as they set foot on the island; and then, as the newly-landed Marines regrouped on the shoreline, the horrors of all hell breaking loose. The book also includes detailed maps as well as profiles of each Medal of Honor winner from the battle - including the citation from the President to each honoree reproduced in its entirety that includes detailed descriptions of courage and valor under fire.The fighting on Iwo Jima--thirty-four of the bloodiest days of the Pacific War--comes to harrowing life in this volume, and this book is an instant classic in the genre and a necessary addition to any serious collection of World War II literature.
LC Classification NumberD767.99.I9
