Originally published: 2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-372) and index.
Contents:
Index. All-American boys -- America's war -- Call of duty -- Forging the spearhead -- Armada -- D-day -- D-day plus one -- D-day plus two -- D-day plus three -- "So every son of a bitch on this whole cruddy island can see it!" -- Myths -- "Like hell with the fire out" -- Antigo -- Coming home -- Mighty 7th -- Conflict of honor -- Movies and monuments -- Casualties of war -- Common virtue -- Afterword to the 2006 paperback edition -- Acknowledgments -- Interior photo list and credits -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
Chronicles one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, focusing on the men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
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