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1. Iwo Jima: World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific

Book cover for Iwo Jima.
Author:
Smith, Larry
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook
Description:
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. Bestselling 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...