Investigating Iwo : the flag raisings in myth, memory, & esprit de corps / contributing editor: Breanne Robertson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Robertson, Breanne, editor.

Marine Corps University (U.S.). History Division, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps--History--World War, 1939-1945.

United States.

Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-2006.

Rosenthal, Joe.

United States. Marine Corps.

World War, 1939-1945--Photography.

World War, 1939-1945.

War photography--Japan--Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands).

War photography.

Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Flags.

Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.

Nationalism and art--United States--History--20th century.

Nationalism and art.

Nationalism and collective memory--United States.

Nationalism and collective memory.

Flags in art.

Flags--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Flags.

Flags--Political aspects.

Photography.

Japan.

Japan--Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands).

Genre:

Flags.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 371 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Other Title:

Flag raisings in myth, memory, and esprit de corps

Place of Publication:

Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps History Division, 2019.

Contents:

Foreword / Jan C. Huly

Preface / [Breanne Robertson]

Iwo Jima and the struggle for historical truth: an introduction / Breanne Robertson

Part I: In the Cauldron of War. Black sand and blood: the 36-day battle for Iwo Jima, 19 February-26 March 1945 / Charles P. Neimeyer

Going to "Tojo's front door": recalling the U.S. Army's role and the flag raising at Iwo Jima / Douglas E. Nash Sr.

Time, Life, and the flag raisings on Iwo Jima / Melissa Renn

Raising flags, raising funds: promoting the "Mighty Seventh" war loan / Austin Porter

Part II: Memory and Meaning. Did Joe Rosenthal save the Marine Corps?: the existential fight, 1943-52 / David W. Mills

Politics in the art of portraiture: Felix de Weldon's Marine Corps War Memorial / Kate Clarke Lemay

Another country's flag, another country's servicemen: Rosenthal's photograph and commemoration of the U.S. Marine Corps in Australia and New Zealand / John Moremon

How the Iwo Jima Memorial became a personal mortuary monument for my Japanese mother / Yui Suzuki

Part III: Recovering the Past. A flag for Suribachi: the first and forgotten flag raising on Iwo Jima / Stephen Foley and Dustin Spence

"Supplied flag to Marines to fly from M. Suribachi": confirming the role of LST-779 in the second flag raising / Christopher B. Havern Sr.

Genaust's motion picture footage: lost in the line of duty / Criss Austin

Correcting the record: the Huly Panel looks at the Iwo Jima flag raisings / Mary H. Reinwald

"In fairness to all parties": the Marine Corps corrects the historical record / Keil R. Gentry

Part IV: Legacy. Every Marine a flag raiser: the legacy and meaning of the Iwo Jima flag raisings / Breanne Robertson and Paul Westermeyer

Appendices. Appendix A: Official report of the del Valle Board

Appendix B: Official report of the Huly Panel investigation, part I

Appendix C: Official report of the Huly Panel investigation, part II

Appendix D: Official report of the Bowers Board investigation

Appendix E: Oral history interview with Joseph Rosenthal (excerpt) / edited by Fred H. Allison

Appendix F: Biographical sketches of key personnel / Ross E. Phillips with Annette Amerman

Appendix G: Award citation

Appendix H: Uniforms, equipment, and ordnance / Owen L. Conner and Alfred Houde.

Notes:

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (USMCU, viewed November 14, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Investigating Iwo

OCLC:

1127827442