Project Gutenberg 2015-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 618 Alexander, Joseph H. 1938 2014 Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima" by Joseph H. Alexander is a historical account written in the early 21st century. The narrative focuses on the infamous and intense battle of Iwo Jima, highlighting the experiences of the U.S. Marines during this crucial World War II campaign. The book delves into the strategic importance of the island, the preparations for landings, and the fierce confrontations between American forces and the Japanese defenders. The opening of the book sets the stage for the battle, specifically the events around March 4, 1945, where American Marines faced devastating casualties and combat exhaustion after weeks of fighting. The text details the grueling conditions the Marines endured, including counterattacks by Japanese troops in their well-fortified defenses. It also introduces key figures such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the Japanese commander, and outlines the strategic significance of capturing Iwo Jima as part of the Allied advance towards Japan. The description emphasizes the high stakes and grim realities of battle, effectively drawing readers into the harrowing experiences that would unfold over the coming weeks. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 D731 Text World War II Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 254655 254776 2024-09-20T12:25:40.844398 2023-09-21T08:55:22.464164 text/html text/html 246532 2015-05-29T21:17:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 3814266 2015-05-29T21:17:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4215370 2024-09-20T12:25:47.908383 application/epub+zip 4214168 2024-09-20T12:25:42.583430 application/epub+zip 176363 2024-09-20T12:25:41.644405 application/epub+zip 4282634 2024-09-20T12:25:51.908341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4245065 2024-09-20T12:25:46.944363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216519 2022-09-22T09:08:40.380713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209171 208948 2024-09-20T12:25:39.740450 2023-09-21T08:55:21.261133 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 209450 2015-05-29T21:17:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 78781 2015-05-29T21:17:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18504 2024-09-20T12:25:52.067333 application/rdf+xml 16470 2024-09-20T12:25:41.745400 image/jpeg 2834 2024-09-20T12:25:41.694386 image/jpeg 3825678 2024-09-20T12:25:41.032410 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog