The Bloody Battle of Suribachi

The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima That Inspired Flags of Our Fathers

Richard Wheeler

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN: 9781602391802
• eBook ISBN: 9781628731880
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World War II
• Index: History

The classic first-hand WWII narrative that chronicles the Marines' savage five-day struggle to wrest Mount Suribachi from its tenacious Japanese defenders during their 35 day battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Revised with a new introduction by the author and recently discovered photos, this book served as invaluable source material both for James Bradley's bestseller Flags of Our Fathers as well as Clint Eastwood's acclaimed film of the same name.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• FORTY-SIX MARINES
• WE HIT THE BEACH
• THE ISLAND GETS HOT
• RINGED BY FURY
• THE BRISTLING SCRUBWOOD
• OUR FIRST NIGHT
• BACK TO THE OPEN SAND
• WE FACE THE VOLCANO
• THE CHARGE
• TO THE SUMMIT WITH THE FLAG
• Roster of the 3rd Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, as of February 19, 1945.
• AFTERWORD - The Essence of Iwo Jima in a Nutshell of Rhymes
• APPENDIX
• INDEX