T¿kon I¿jima. English http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010074578.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The toughest battle in world history -- Isolated island : where no planes or vessels could go -- Saipan was said to be impregnable -- Iwo Jima is next! -- Iwo Jima : an island of pineapples and jungle -- The Ogasawara Islands force and the U.S. Pacific fleet -- Let's sink Iwo Jima into the ocean -- Supply operations at night via Chichi Jima -- Defensive operations from the caves -- Send more weapons and ammunition! -- Defending Iwo Jima to the death -- Two months before the storm -- Farewell, everyone, on Chichi Jima -- Our cave becomes a sea of fire : first lieutenant Musashino Kikuzo's story -- The most unfortunate battle : first lieutenant Yamazaki Takeshi's story -- Come out! : seaman first class Koizumi Tadayoshi's story -- Warriors remembered -- Tragic island, Iwo Jima -- Afterword -- Appendix 1. Explanation of Japanese defense plan of Chichi Jima, december 23, 1945 -- Appendix 2. Explanation of japanese defense plan and the battle of Iwo Jima, Chichi Jima, January 25, 1946.
Summary:
This is the only memoir available in English by a Japanese military officer who helped plan the Battle of Iwo Jima. Yoshitaka Horie, a Japanese field-grade Army officer who served as a liaison officer with the Japanese Navy, was in a unique position to describe in detail the respective positions, ideas, and assumptions that both services had about the Pacific War. A specialist in logistics and head of the headquarters on Chichi Jima, Horie was intimately involved with the battle plans. His insights reveal the limits to Japan's strategy and the personalities of the planners--Publisher's description.
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