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Author:

Otfinoski, Steven, author.

Title:

The Battle of Iwo Jima Turning the Tide of War in the Pacific by Steven Otfinoski.

Publisher:

Capstone Pressa capstone imprint,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

112 pages illustrations, color map 13 x 20 cm

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Juvenile literature
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945--Battlefields--Juvenile literature
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Battlefields
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Battlefields
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index.

Contents:

Foreword -- "I pray for a heroic fight" -- "Be ready to go in five minutes" -- "I will try as hard as I can to live" -- "The flag's up" -- "I'm not going back" -- "Even the gods would weep" -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Critical thinking questions -- Internet sites -- Further reading -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author.

Summary:

On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on the island of tiny Iwo Jima. Facing rugged terrain and a deeply entrenched enemy, they embarked on a fierce, five-week battle to take the island and its airfields from the Imperial Japanese Army.

Series:

Tangled history

Indexed by:

Junior Library Guild

ISBN:

1543572588
9781543572582

LCCN:

2019006033

Locations:

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

CPPC926 -- Kalona Public Library (Kalona)

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid)