The Lions of Iwo Jima
The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
Format: Large Print
Edition: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction edition.
Description: 467 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
The full story of Combat Team 28, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines. The unit, 4500 men strong, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi after four days of ferocious combat, yet their battle had just begun.
Contents:
Forming up at Camp Pendleton -- The adversaries prepare for battle -- The assault -- The assault, part II -- The fight for "hot rocks" -- The enemy -- Breaking through the main belt: the battle for Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge -- Driving north toward Kitano Point -- Bloody Gorge.
Subjects:
Haynes, Fred.
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 28th.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Marines -- United States -- Biography.
Haynes, Fred.
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 28th.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Marines -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781410412287 (lg. print : hc : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-455).