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Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima

Name: Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
Author: Joseph H. Alexander

Joseph H. Alexander

Read by Aaron Bennett · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima (5:02)
Assault Preparations (24:53)
Sidebar: The Japanese Commander (3:39)
D-Day (26:10)
Sidebar: The Assault Commanders at Iwo Jima (4:55)
Suribachi (21:24)
Sidebar: Rosenthal’s Photograph of Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Quickly Became One of the War’s Most Famous (4:44)
The Drive North (22:16)
Sidebars: The Japanese 320mm Spigot Mortar and Marine Corps Air Support During Iwo Jima (6:39)
The Bitter End (25:13)
Sidebars: The Marines’ Zippo Tank; Iwo’s Fire Brigades: The Rocket Detachments; and Amphibious Logistical Support at Iwo Jima (14:39)
Iwo Jima’s Costs, Gains, and Legacies (14:11)
Sidebar: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (4:15)