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

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

James H Hallas

Publisher: Stackpole Books

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Summary

The epic Battle of Iwo Jima is recounted through the stories of twenty-eight American soldiers who showed uncommon valor during one of WWII’s most bitter conflicts. When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March of 1945, nineteen-thousand American Marines had been wounded and seven-thousand were dead, a casualty rate of nearly thirty-nine percent. Lasting over a month, Iwo was the Marines’ bloodiest battle of the Second World 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.  This volume captures the bravery of those who fought in that epic battle through the stories of twenty-two Marines and five Navy personnel who received the Medal of Honor in recognition of their gallantry under fire.
Available since: 06/14/2023.
Print length: 421 pages.

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