From Library Journal
Unlike Hoyt's broad portrait above, war correspondent and USMC sergeant Josephy's eyewitness account portrays one of the bloodiest single episodes of the Pacific conflict: the battle of Iwo Jima. The text is accompanied by numerous photos; this edition contains a new introduction by the author. Scary stuff. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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In May 1944, the author was an U.S. Marine sergeant and war correspondent with the 3rd Marine Division, leaving Guadalcanal for Guam.
Long and the Short and the Tall: Marines in Combat on Guam and Iwo Jima FROM THE PUBLISHER
In May, 1944, the author was a U.S. Marine sergeant and war correspondent with the 3rd Marine Division, leaving Guadalcanal for Guam. This narrative of the ensuing months follows Josephy through the the Guamanian jungle, and on into the teeth of one of the bloodiest assaults in all warfare -- Iwo Jima. This is a supremely vivid and spellbinding account of one of the most famous chapters in military history.
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Library Journal
Unlike Hoyt's broad portrait above, war correspondent and USMC sergeant Josephy's eyewitness account portrays one of the bloodiest single episodes of the Pacific conflict: the battle of Iwo Jima. The text is accompanied by numerous photos; this edition contains a new introduction by the author. Scary stuff. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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