Derrick Wright

Iwo Jima 1945 (eBook, ePUB)

The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi
Illustrator: Laurier, Jim

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A definitive account of the battle of Iwo Jima, from its origins to its hard-fought conclusion. One of the decisive battles of the Second World War in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, as 'The most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps' - a titanic struggle that eclipsed all that had gone before. Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic importance to the US Air Force, but also to the Japanese, 20,000 of whom were deeply entrenched in the island.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782002406
• Artikelnr.: 44626476

Autorenporträt

Derrick Wright's interest in WWII was sparked by his childhood in the Teeside area of the UK which was subjected to many bombing raids. After national Service with the Army, he became an engineer specialising in Ultrasonics. Retired, he lives with his wife on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Origins of the Campaign
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
Campaign
Battle
Aftermath and Conclusion
Battlefield Today
Chronology
Bibliography
Index