From Publishers Weekly

Ross describes the bloody 1945 battle of Iwo Jima by concentrating on individual heroesfrom generals to privates, Navy surgeons to stretcher-bearers. "An appalling yet inspiring story of self-sacrifice and devotion to duty," PW stated.
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From the Inside Flap

An hour by hour account of the largest and most brutal assault ever conducted by the Marine Corps.

From the Back Cover

An hour by hour account of the largest and most brutal assault ever conducted by the Marine Corps.

About the Author

Bill D. Ross was a World War II combat correspondent and the author of Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor and Peleliu: Tragic Triumph. He died in 1994.

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