Uncommon valor, common virtue : Iwo Jima and the photograph that captured America / Hal Buell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buell, Hal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.

Physical Description:

xi, 258 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm + 1 DVD (approximately 21 min. : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Berkley Caliber hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berkley Pub. Group/Penguin Group, [2006]

Summary:

Surviving that beach was like walking in the rain without getting wet. As I ducked from shell hole to shell hole, I spotted bodies and body parts. The sand was discolored in so many places to a deep red by the blood of those who preceded me.

The onslaught was hell's horror. Pillboxes emerged like magic from the terrain and poured a hail of fire on the beach. Artillery from the other side of the island opened up. Landing craft were hit in the water, the Marines on board slain before they fired a shot. Mortars and shells came in, wounding again those already wounded.

Contents:

History of Iwo Jima 1

1 The War 13

2 The Battlefield 21

3 The Enemy 29

4 D-Day 41

5 D+1, D+2, D+3 71

6 D+4: The Flags of Suribachi 95

7 D+5 127

8 D+6 TO D+14: An Icon Is Born, A Battle Continues 155

9 Reality, Myths, and the Fog of War 179

10 A Picture for All Time 189

Another Picture 215

Iwo Jima and 9/11 217

Loose Ends 219

Medal of Honor Citations 225.

Notes:

Includes index.

Title of accompanying DVD: Iwo Jima, uncommon valor, common virtue.

Contains:

Iwo Jima, uncommon valor, common virtue.

ISBN:

0425209806

OCLC:

65978720

Publisher Number:

9780425209806