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03035aam a2200481 i 4500 001 B743EAE60DCF11E695EB3FD0DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160429010036 007 n 008 151117s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2015036457 020 $a 0425279170 020 $a 9780425279175 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Weiss, Mitch. 245 14 $a The heart of hell : $b the untold story of courage and sacrifice in the shadow of Iwo Jima / $c Mitch Weiss. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Berkley Caliber, $c 2016. 300 $a 413 pages : $b ilustrations, portraits (black & white) ; $c 24 cm. 520 2 $a "The Battle of Iwo Jima, a major event in the Pacific Theater of World War II--and one of the bloodiest in United States history--began on February 19, 1945. But what happened two days earlier has largely been a footnote, until now ... On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. U.S. military leaders thought they had weakened Japanese forces in the area so they were not expecting any action ... From the towering slopes of Mount Suribachi, Japanese forces opened fire, forcing the U.S. commanders to recalculate battlefield plans. They shelled and bombed the newly discovered enemy positions. It was a move that saved countless lives two days later, when tens of thousands of Marines stormed the beach. The Heart of Hell is the untold story of the crew of Landing Craft Infantry 449. Based on 130 exclusive interviews with sailors who survived the battle, the families of the men killed in the fight, and more than 1,500 letters the sailors mailed to loved ones during their long months at sea, this is a story of duty, brotherhood, love, and courage"-- $c Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20160428. 610 10 $a United States $b Navy $x History $y World War, 1939-1945. 610 20 $a LCI (G) 449 (Ship) $x History. 650 0 $a Gunboats $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Sailors $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Landing craft $z Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands) $z Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands) $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) $x History, Naval $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945. 650 1 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Regimental histories $z United States. 650 1 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 650 1 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Amphibious operations. 856 2 $u 9780425279175.jpg $3 Cover image 941 $a 9 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20210924013919.0 952 $l WFPC115 $d 20180519013124.0 952 $l HLPC845 $d 20180419012734.0 952 $l EKPC715 $d 20170103121829.0 952 $l WXPD305 $d 20161122011444.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20160727010235.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20160722010235.0 952 $l WQPA215 $d 20160712163753.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20160705010651.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B743EAE60DCF11E695EB3FD0DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search