Iwo Jima 1945: The Marines Raise the Flag on Mount Suribachi - Couverture rigide

Wright, Derrick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0275982734 ISBN 13 : 9780275982737

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Wright Derrick

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0275982734
• ISBN 13: 9780275982737
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 96