Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific
(Book)

Originally published: 2008.

On February 19, 1945, approximately 70,000 American marines invaded a tiny island in the Pacific. After thirty-five days and unspeakable struggle, Iwo Jima became one of the costliest battles of World War II. This oral history tells the story of this battle through the accounts of twenty-two veterans, including the last surviving flag-raiser on Mount Suribachi, a Navajo code talker, a retired general, and two Medal of Honor recipients. With photographs and maps, Iwo Jima is the history of an emblematic battle and a personal history of a generation of Marines.