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Iwo Jima: two words that will forever bring to mind the thirty-six days of continual, chaotic combat in which the U.S. Marines fought the entrenched Japanese for every inch of the tiny volcanic island. When it was over, more than twenty-six thousand Americans had been killed or wounded, and only slightly more than two hundred Japanese defenders had survived. Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded-many posthumously.

Acknowledgments

xi

Note on Abbreviations

xiii

Prologue

5

(150)

1 Prelude to War

11

(8)

2 Growing Up in Indiana

19

(8)

3 Platoon Leader

27

(26)

4 Movement to the Objective

53

(10)

5 Welcome to Hell

63

(28)

6 Into the Meat Grinder

91

(38)

7 Return to Camp Maui

129

(10)

8 Occupation Duty

139

(10)

9 Going Home

149

(6)

10 War and Valor

155

(6)

Epilogue: Iwo Jima, 14 March 2002

161

(10)

Notes

171

(4)

Bibliography

175

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The Last Lieutenant A Foxhole View of the Epic Battle for Iwo Jima

The Last Lieutenant A Foxhole View of the Epic Battle for Iwo Jima

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