Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
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About This Book
Sunday, 4 March 1945, marked the end of the second week of the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima. By this point the assault elements of the 3d, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions were exhausted, their combat efficiency reduced to dangerously low levels. The thrilling sight of the American flag being raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had occurred 10 days earlier, a lifetime on “Sulphur Island.” The landing forces of the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) had already sustained 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 dead. The “front lines” were a jagged serration across Iwo’s fat northern half, still in the mid...
Chapters (65)
- Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
- Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
- Assault Preparations
- The Japanese Commander
- D-Day
- The Assault Commanders at Iwo Jima
- Suribachi
- Rosenthal’s Photograph of Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Quickly Became One of the War’s Most Famous
- The Drive North
- The Japanese 320mm Spigot Mortar
- Marine Corps Air Support During Iwo Jima
- The Bitter End
- The Marines’ Zippo Tanks
- Iwo’s Fire Brigades: The Rocket Detachments
- Amphibious Logistical Support at Iwo Jima
- Iwo Jima’s Costs, Gains, and Legacies
- Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
- Assault Divisions’ Command Structures
- Sources
- About the Author
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