Uncommon Valor on Iwo Jima
The Story of the Medal of Honor Recipients in the Marine Corps' Bloodiest Battle of World War II
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
| Author: | James H. Hallas | ISBN: | 9780811765282 |
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books | Publication: | July 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Stackpole Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | James H. Hallas |
| ISBN: | 9780811765282 |
| Publisher: | Stackpole Books |
| Publication: | July 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Stackpole Books |
| Language: | English |
When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March 1945, 19,000 American Marines had been wounded and 7,000 were dead, a casualty rate of nearly 39 percent. Lasting over a month, Iwo was the Marines' bloodiest battle of the war and the only Pacific battle in which a U.S. landing force suffered more casualties than it inflicted. It was also the most highly decorated single engagement in Marine Corps history.
When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March 1945, 19,000 American Marines had been wounded and 7,000 were dead, a casualty rate of nearly 39 percent. Lasting over a month, Iwo was the Marines' bloodiest battle of the war and the only Pacific battle in which a U.S. landing force suffered more casualties than it inflicted. It was also the most highly decorated single engagement in Marine Corps history.
