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Uncommon Valor On Iwo Jima: The Story Of The Medal Of Honor Recipients In The Marine Corps' Bloodiest Battle Of World War II

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When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March 1945, 19,000 American Marines had been wounded and 7,000 were dead, a casualty rate of nearly 39 percent. Lasting over a month, Iwo was the Marines' bloodiest battle of the war and the only Pacific battle in which a U.S. landing force suffered more casualties than it inflicted. It was also the most highly decorated single engagement in Marine Corps history.Focuses on the twenty-two Marines and five Navy personnel who received the Medal of Honor and the actions that earned the awardAccounts of men at war showing gallantry under fire in one of the country's most storied engagementsRecounts the entire Battle of Iwo Jima through its most dramatic moments

Hardcover: 424 pages

Publisher: Stackpole Books (July 1, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 081171795X

ISBN-13: 978-0811717953

Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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I have not finished reading his book at this time,mostly because its difficult to read one brave moment after the other. However I cannot help but commend Mr. Hallas for this writing. We had a brother who was KIA on Iwo Jima and who served with Medal of Honor winner Capt Joseph McCarthy, and who was KIA on Iwo Jima. This book gives us another example of the brave men who fought and who some died for what we have today. What made them perform the actions for which they are credited will long remain a mystery to most of us, but we are the benefactors of those actions. I intend to continue reading and will continue to wonder why they did it, the bravery is beyond words. I would recommend that anyone interested in heroism read this book.

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