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Iwo Jima 1945
Wright, Derrick. Illus: Laurier, Jim. Ed(S): Chandler, David
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Paperback. One of the decisive battles of World War II, Iwo Jima was described as "the toughest fight in the 169 years of our corps". The island was of major strategic importance to both the US Air Force and the Japanese. The battle to decide it's fate is recorded here. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Editor(s): Chandler, David. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70 b&w and 14 colour illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 332.
A definitive account of the battle of Iwo Jima, from its origins to its hard-fought conclusion.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Osprey Campaign S.
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841761787
SKU
V9781841761787
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About Wright, Derrick. Illus: Laurier, Jim. Ed(S): Chandler, David
Derrick Wright is the author of Tarawa: A Hell of a Way to Die (Windrow & Greene, 1997) and The Battle for Iwo Jima (Sutton, 1999). His interest in the Second World War started in childhood, as he grew up in the Teeside area which was subjected to so many bombing raids. After National Service with the Army, he became an engineer specialising in Ultrasonics. Retired, he lives with his wife on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. He has four daughters. Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
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