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Aboard the Eldorado February 14, 1945, afternoon General Holland Smith gazed out at the blue Pacific waters from the flagship Eldorado, bound for the island of Iwo Jima. His thoughts were on the two divisions of Marines under his ...
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World War II_s most enduring photographic image, that of U.S. troops raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi, was taken during the successful U.S. invasion of the tiny island of Iwo Jima.
The Battle of Jutland: At the end of May 1916, a chance encounter with Admiral Hipper's battlecruisers has enabled Beatty to lead the German Battle Fleet into the jaws of Jellicoe's greatly superior force, but darkness had allowed Admiral ...
On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on a tiny Pacific Island called Iwo Jima.
Vivid storytelling brings World War II history to life and place readers in the shoes of the people who experienced one of the most pivotal battles in the Pacific War.