Uncommon Valor on Iwo Jima : The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients in the Marine Corps' Bloodiest Battle of World War II

Autor:	James H. Hallas
Předmět:	United States. Marine Corps--Biography, Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945, Marines--United States--Biography, Medal of Honor
Kategorie:	HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General
Popis:	When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March 1945, 19,000 American Marines had been wounded and 7,000 were dead, a casualty rate of nearly 39 percent. Lasting over a month, Iwo was the Marines'bloodiest battle of the war and the only Pacific battle in which a U.S. landing force suffered more casualties than it inflicted. It was also the most highly decorated single engagement in Marine Corps history.
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