Uncommon Valor on Iwo Jima: The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients in the Marine Corps' Bloodiest Battle of World War II

Hallas, James H.

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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.

Focuses on the twenty-two Marines and five Navy personnel who received the Medal of Honor and the actions that earned the award

Accounts of men at war showing gallantry under fire in one of the country's most storied engagements

Recounts the entire Battle of Iwo Jima through its most dramatic moments

Book information

ISBN:	9780811739597
Publisher:	Globe Pequot
Imprint:	Stackpole Books
Pub date:	15 Nov 2020
DEWEY:	940.542528
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	424
Weight:	582g
Height:	157mm
Width:	228mm
Spine width:	27mm