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Contents
- Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
- Assault Preparations
- Sidebar: The Japanese Commander
- D-Day
- Sidebar: The Assault Commanders at Iwo Jima
- Suribachi
- Sidebar: Rosenthal’s Photograph of Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Quickly Became One of the War’s Most Famous
- The Drive North
- Sidebar: The Japanese 320mm Spigot Mortar
- Sidebar: Marine Corps Air Support During Iwo Jima
- The Bitter End
- Sidebar: The Marines’ Zippo Tanks
- Sidebar: Iwo’s Fire Brigades: The Rocket Detachments
- Sidebar: Amphibious Logistical Support at Iwo Jima
- Iwo Jima’s Costs, Gains, and Legacies
- Sidebar: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
- Sidebar: Assault Divisions’ Command Structures
- Sources
- About the Author
- About the Series
- Transcriber’s Notes
Closing In:
Marines in the
Seizure of Iwo Jima
Marines in
World War II
Commemorative Series
By Colonel Joseph H. Alexander
U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)
Marines of Company E,2d Battalion, 28th Marines, lower thefirst flag raised over Mount Suribachi,while other men raise a second flagwhich became the subject of AssociatedPress photographer Joe Rosenthal’sworld-famous photograph. Departmentof Defense Photo (USMC) 112718.
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