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4th Marine Division 24th Regiment in WWII
Source: Mitch Perry: Describes the battles of the 4th Marine Division on Roi-Namur, Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. Personal accounts of these battles and photos of people of "A" company.
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The War Dog Platoons
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: William W. Putney: The leader of a Marine Corps War Dog Platoon at Guam recounts his stories of the World War II contributions of Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, and other dogs -- as well as what happened to the dogs after the war. (2001)
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The Marines on Guadalcanal, in their own words
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell, editor: Marine Corps veterans from the bloody fight for Guadalcanal tell their personal stories.
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National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument
Source: Iwo Jima Survivors Association
City: Newington, State: CT: Erected by the Iwo Jima Survivors Association in memory of 6,821 of their comrades who gave their lives
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Iwo Jima 50th anniversary memorial model
Source: Franklin Mint: Created by the original sculptor of The Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Flag Raising on Iwo Jima art print
Source: AllPosters: A 32 in. x 24 in. print of the flag raising on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945.
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15 visitors recommend:
Flags of Our Fathers: The Battle of Iwo Jima
Source: Amazon
Author: James Bradley and Ron Powers: "The Battle of Iwo Jima, fought in the winter of 1945 on a rocky island south of Japan, brought a ferocious slice of hell to earth: in a month's time, more than 22,000 Japanese soldiers would die defending a patch of ground a third the size of Manhattan, while nearly 26,000 Americans fell taking it from them." (2000)
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Guadalcanal Diary
Source: Amazon
Author: Richard Tregaskis: A classic in war reporting that came out of the fighting on Guadalcanal. (1984)
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Guadalcanal Diary (DVD)
Source: Lewis Seiler, director: A somewhat stereotypical war movie made during the war, but relatively true to the facts -- which were dramatic. Amazon reviewers give it 4 stars. (1943)
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