Description |
276 pages ; 24 cm. |
Series |
P.T. Deutermann WWII novels.
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Summary |
"The island of Iwo Jima was the epic land and sea battle that produced one of the iconic images of WWII: the Marines raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi, an active volcano that was the site of intense hand to hand combat. In this gripping novel,Deutermann follows a young gunnery liaison officer, Lee Bishop, who during the ferocious battle for the island is pulled from his station aboard the USS Nevada to serve on-shore as a spotter, calling in coordinates for the ship to target with missiles. But Bishop is completely unready for what he will witness and experience: a literal hell, during which 26,000 Americans are killed in a fight to the very last man, which culminates in the blistering, sulphurous tunnels of Surabachi itself, where an entire platoon of Marines is held captive."-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
United States. Marine Corps -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Fiction.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, American -- Fiction.
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War stories.
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Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Historical fiction.
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Added Title |
Iwo, Twenty-six Charlie |
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Iwo, Twenty six Charlie |
ISBN |
9781250284990 (hardcover) |
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1250284996 (hardcover) |
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