Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific /

Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Larry (Larry Earl)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Table of Contents:
  • I: The invasion
  • Corporal Richard Nummer
  • Seaman James Bush
  • Corporal James "Salty" Hathaway
  • Captain Fred Haynes
  • Corporal Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams
  • II: Iron Mike's posse - Corporal Glenn Buzzard
  • Private First Class Pete Santoro
  • Private First Class Domenick Tutalo
  • III: Russell, Tso, Abbatiello, and Waterhouse
  • Captain Gerald Russell
  • Private First Class Samuel Tso
  • Corporal Al Abbatiello
  • Private First Class Charles Waterhouse
  • IV: The flag raisings
  • Warrant Officer Norman Hatch
  • Corporal Charles "Chuck" Lindberg
  • V: The LST, Workhouse of the invasion
  • Machinist's mate Third Class Perle "Dusty" Ward
  • Pharmacist's Mate Third Class George Wahlen
  • Sergeant Cyril O'Brien
  • Sergeant Thomas Haywood McPhatter
  • VI: The planes that came
  • Lieutenant Robert Merklein
  • Staff Sergeant Valentine Chepeleff
  • Lieutenant Phil True
  • VII: Aftermath
  • The Japanese Commanders--Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Captain Tsunezo Wachi--and the years afterward
  • Patrick Mooney and the graves
  • Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.)
  • Military terminology.