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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Flags of our fathers Flags of our fathers Bradley, James,James Bradley,Ron Powers Chronicles one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, focusing on the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. OL15139785W
Raising the Flag Raising the Flag Michael Burgan Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the iconic Joe Rosenthal photograph. OL17398746W
Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue Hal Buell "Among the Americans who served on the Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue." -Admiral Chester Nimitz"Surviving that beach was like walking in the rain without getting wet. As I ducked from… OL177371W
Raising the flag Raising the flag Terri Dougherty "Describes events before, during, and after the Battle of Iwo Jima, including key players, weapons, and battle tactics."--Provided by publisher. OL1814243W
The Battle for Iwo Jima The Battle for Iwo Jima Robert Leckie From the air, the Pacific island of Iwo Jima looks like a large, gray pork chop. Its strategic location, midway between the U.S. B-29 airfields on the Marianas Islands and the Japanese home islands m… OL1930098W
We Few We Few James R. Dickenson "Desperate for junior officers to meet the demands of its rapid wartime expansion and to replace its mounting casualties in the Pacific, the U. S. Marine Corps convened a special officer candidate sc… OL3495799W
The Battle of Iwo Jima The Battle of Iwo Jima Larry Hama It's very detailed. Good pictures. Biographies too. OL4709575W
Iwo Jima Iwo Jima Bill D. Ross February 19, 1945: the day on which, on a seemingly impregnable flyspeck Pacific island some 75,000 United Marines began there thirty-sex day assaults against Japanese forces defending to the last ma… OL4803042W
Flags of our fathers Flags of our fathers Bradley, James,James Bradley,Ron Powers In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who ra… OL5799329W
The last lieutenant The last lieutenant John C. Shively Accounts experiences of Jim Craig, a platoon commander with the Marines, as told by his nephew. OL5834409W
Nightmare on Iwo Nightmare on Iwo Patrick F. Caruso "When 2d Lt. Patrick F. Caruso landed on Iwo Jima in February 1945, he was sixth in K Company's chain of command. Within an hour of their initial assault, with his senior officers and one-third of hi… OL6211525W
Island of Fear (Warpath) Island of Fear (Warpath) J. Eldridge hi OL7979680W