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Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific by Larry Smith (CD-Audio, 2008)

On February 19, 1945, nearly 70,000 American soldiers invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next thirty-five days, approximately 28,000 soldiers died, including nearly 22,000 Japanese and 6,821 Americans, making Iwo Jima one of the costliest battles of World War II. Bestselling oral historian Larry Smith dug deep for exclusive stories from Iwo Jima veterans, including the last surviving flag raiser on Mount Suribachi, a Navajo code talker, a retired general, two Medal of Hor recipients, B-29 flyers, and other die-hard Marines who secured the island. Along the way, Smith investigates the controversy surrounding the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal and presents the groundbreaking story of Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, rumored to have committed suicide rather than submit to capture. Iwo Jima is an unprecedented look at this pivotal battle and an inspiring study in courage, perseverance, and humanity.

Place of Publication
Old Saybrook, Ct
Running Time
780
Narrator(s)
Dick Hill
Author Biography
Larry Smith is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Beyond Glory and The Few and the Proud. Reader of over 400 audiobooks, Dick Hill has won three coveted Audie awards and been nominated numerous times. He is also the recipient of several AudioFile Earphones Awards. AudioFile includes Dick on their prestigious list of Golden Voices.
Out-Of-Print Date
17/04/2017
Date of Publication
30/06/2008
Subject
Military History
Imprint
Tantor Media, Inc
Edition Statement
Unabridged Edition
Country of Publication
United States

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