| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
xvii, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-314). |
| Contents |
Arlington, Massachusetts, 1938 -- Infamy -- Outrage -- The changing tide -- What Hirohito knew -- The first step : say a prayer for your pal on Guadalcanal -- 1943 -- Cracking the inner ring -- Willing to fight -- D-Day : from Normandy to Saipan -- Japan's doorstep -- "A ghastly relentlessness" -- "An island of sulphur : no water, no sparrow, and no swallow" -- "Hell with the fire out" -- The badlands. |
| Summary |
Martha MacCallum takes us from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima through the lives of these men of valor, among them Harry Gray, a member of her own family. |
| Subject |
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
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Marines -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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Personal narratives.
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| Alt Author |
Drez, Ronald J., 1940- author.
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