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Author:

MacCallum, Martha, 1964- author.

Title:

Unknown valor : a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima / Martha MacCallum ; with Ronald J. Drez.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Harperan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xvii, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm

Subject:

Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
Marines--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
United States.--Marine Corps--History--World War, 1939-1945.
Personal Narratives.

Other Authors:

Drez, Ronald J., 1940- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-314).

Contents:

Arlington, Massachusetts, 1938 -- Infamy -- Outrage -- The changing tide -- What Hirohito knew -- The first step : say a prayer for your pal on Guadalcanal -- 1943 -- Cracking the inner ring -- Willing to fight -- D-Day : from Normandy to Saipan -- Japan's doorstep -- "A ghastly relentlessness" -- "An island of sulphur : no water, no sparrow, and no swallow" -- "Hell with the fire out" -- The badlands.

Summary:

"In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II ... Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito--among them, a member of her own family"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0062853856
9780062853851

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1140348766

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