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The lions of Iwo Jima :

by Haynes, Fred. frey50
Additional authors: Warren, James A.
Edition statement:Thorndike Press large print nonfiction ed. Published by : Thorndike Press, (Waterville, Me. :) , 2009 Physical details: 467 p. (large print) : ill., maps ; 22 cm. ISBN:9781410412287 (lg. print : hc : alk. paper); 1410412288.
Subject(s): Haynes, Fred. | United States. -- Marine Corps. -- Marines, 28th. | Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 | Marines -- United States
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Forming up at Camp Pendleton -- The adversaries prepare for battle -- The assault -- The assault, part II -- The fight for "hot rocks" -- The enemy -- Breaking through the main belt: the battle for Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge -- Driving north toward Kitano Point -- Bloody Gorge.

The full story of Combat Team 28, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines. The unit, 4500 men strong, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945 and raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi after four days of ferocious combat, yet their battle had just begun.