The Battle of Iwo Jima (Paperback)
Raising the Flag, February–March 1945
Series: Images of War
Pages: 201
Illustrations: 170
ISBN: 9781848324497
Published: 21st November 2018
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Just eight square miles in size, the Japanese island of Iwo Jima lies some 750 miles due south of Tokyo. Following a preparatory air and naval bombardment which lasted for many weeks, it was there, on the morning of Monday, 19 February 1945, that US Marines launched Operation Detachment, their aim being the capture of the entire island and the three airfields that had been constructed on it.
The Japanese defenders, however, were prepared. The enemy garrison had heavily fortified Iwo Jima with a network of bunkers, caves and dugouts, hidden artillery positions and more than ten miles of underground tunnels that proved difficult to locate and destroy.
The following thirty-six days saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific Campaign, resulting in more than 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 dead. Of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the assault, only 216 were taken prisoner during the battle.
The capture of Iwo Jima, revealed here through a remarkable collection of archive images, was declared complete on the morning of 26 March 1945. The battle also resulted in one of the most iconic images to emerge from the Second World War – the raising of the American flag on the summit of Mount Suribachi.
As featured by
The Armourer, February 2020
Reviewed by John Norris for
Gun Mart
A very complete and interesting book, with a luxury photographic archive.
Miniaturas JM
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One of the great features about this book is that the text and the photos marry up and give a clear illustration of conditions at that time in the campaign. The photos haven’t been skimped on and the text is clear and easy to read. It doesn’t go for dry ORBAT listing, but prefers a clear, educational delivery, which, along with a map that is printed at various times in the book as frontlines change provide a comprehensive overview of the battle.
Army Rumour Service (ARRSE)
It could’ve been a hundred pages thicker and it wouldn’t have been a problem for me, but it stands on its own merits of clarity, terrific photos and not overstaying its welcome.
Highly recommended
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As featured 'ON THE BOOKSHELF'
Wargames Illustrated, July 2018
US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with 30,000 US Marines
19th February 1945
US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with 30,000 US Marines
US Marines raise American flag on top of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima.
23rd February 1945
Pulitzer Prize winning photo of which by Joe Rosenthall later became iconic, inspiring the Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture