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The Last Lieutenant : A Foxhole View of the Wpic Battle for Iwo Jima by John C. Shively

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Author: John C. Shively
Page Count: 184 pages
Published Date: 20 Mar 2006
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Country: Bloomington, IN, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780253347282
File Name: The.Last.Lieutenant.A.Foxhole.View.of.the.Wpic.Battle.for.Iwo.Jima.pdf
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The 36-day assault on the small volcanic island known as Iwo Jima resulted in more than 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 dead. Of the 20,000 Japanese defenders, only 1,083 survived. The Marines' efforts secured what would become a vital emergency landing strip for crippled B-29s returning from bombing runs. Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded to Marines and sailors, many posthumously, more than were awarded for any other single operation during the war. Jim Craig was a platoon commander with the Marines on Iwo Jima. This book presents his story, as told to his nephew, John C. Shively. A particularly vivid and exciting account of some of the most intense fighting of the Pacific War, the immediacy of the story is heightened by the detail that Shively's research has added to Craig's recollections. The result is one of the most realistic depictions of combat ever written.

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