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Iwo Jima 1945 the marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi

One of the decisive battles of the Second World War in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, as "The most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps "--A titanic struggle that eclipsed all that had gone before. Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic importance to the US Air Force, but also to the Japanese, 20,000 of whom were deeply entrenched in the island. This book provides a definitive account of the battle, from.

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  • "One of the decisive battles of the Second World War in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, as "The most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps "--A titanic struggle that eclipsed all that had gone before. Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic importance to the US Air Force, but also to the Japanese, 20,000 of whom were deeply entrenched in the island. This book provides a definitive account of the battle, from."@en
  • "One of the decisive battles of the War in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described as the most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps. Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic importance to the U.S. Air Force, as well as to the Japanese, 20,000 of whom were deeply entrenched in the island, and to whom surrender was not an option."@en
  • "One of the decisive battles of World War II (1939-1945) in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, as "The most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps" - a titanic struggle that eclipsed all that had gone before. Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic importance to the US Air Force, but also to the Japanese, 20,000 of whom were deeply entrenched in the island. This book provides a definitive account of the battle, from its origins to its hard-fought conclusion."@en

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  • "Los marines alzan la bandera Iwo Jima, febrero de 1945"@es
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  • "Iwo Jima 1945 : the Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi"
  • "Iwo Jima, 1945 : the Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi"
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  • "Iwo Jima 1945 : The Marines Raise The Flag On Mount Suribachi"
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  • "Iwo Jima 1945 The Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi"
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  • "Iwo Jima 1945 : the marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi"
  • "Iwo Jima 1945 : the marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi"@en

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