The Battle of Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima
ISBN-10
1435840054
ISBN-13
9781435840058
Series
The Battle of Iwo Jima
Category
History
Pages
49
Language
English
Published
2007-01-15
Publisher
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Author
Larry Hama

Description

World War II’s most enduring photographic image, that of U.S. troops raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi, was taken during the successful U.S. invasion of the tiny island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. victory was critical to Allied plans because the captured airfields on the island would provide a landing and refueling site for American bombers on missions to and from Japan. The furious battle against Japanese troops dug into a complex system of caves and tunnels is one of the war’s most memorable struggles.

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