Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi

by Derrick Wright, Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782002406
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	08/20/2012
Series:	Campaign , #81
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Derrick Wright is the author of Tarawa: A Hell of a Way to Die (Windrow&Greene, 1997) and The Battle for Iwo Jima (Sutton, 1999). His interest in the Second World War started in childhood, as he grew up in the Teeside area which was subjected to so 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. He has four daughters.

Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
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.
Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Origins of the Campaign
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
Campaign
Battle

Aftermath and Conclusion
Battlefield Today
Chronology
Bibliography
Index