02998nam 2200565 a 450 991081788840332120200520144314.00-8173-8046-9(CKB)1000000000479915(EBL)438139(OCoLC)647930684(SSID)ssj0000211335(PQKBManifestationID)11196673(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211335(PQKBWorkID)10293005(PQKB)11538827(MiAaPQ)EBC438139(MdBmJHUP)muse8661(Au-PeEL)EBL438139(CaPaEBR)ebr10387702(EXLCZ)99100000000047991520070227d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNightmare on Iwo Jima[electronic resource] a marine in combat /Patrick F. CarusoTuscaloosa, Ala. University of Alabama Press20071 online resource (189 p.)Originally published as: Nightmare on Iwo. Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2001.Includes index.0-8173-5448-4 Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part 1 A New Assignment; Map of Iwo Jima; 1 The Preparation; 2 En Route; Part 2 Landing; 3 On the Alert; 4 Over the Side; 5 Lieutenant, You're in Charge; 6 Motoyama Airfield No. 2; Part 3 Moving On; 7 Attack and Counterattack; 8 The Hill That Opened; 9 Lunch with a Dead Man and Other Thoughts; Part 4 Heading North; 10 Motoyama Village and Beyond; 11 Night Attack on Hill 362-C; 12 Know Thine Enemy; Part 5 The Last Patrol; 13 Wounded; 14 Barabbas or Jesus?; 15 Our New Neighbors; 16 Peace; Part 6 Nightmare in Hell; 17 Men of Uncommon Valor; 18 ReflectionsIndexOn February 19, 1945, the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions stormed ashore from a naval support force. Among them was green young lieutenant Pat Caruso who became de facto company commander when the five officers ranking him were killed or wounded. He led his rapidly diminishing force steadily forward for the next few days, when a day's gains were measured in yards. Caruso was eventually wounded himself and was evacuated. Realizing that the heroism of his comrades would be lost by the decimation of his unit, Caruso latched onto any paper he could find and filled every blank space with his memoIwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945Personal narratives, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Regimental historiesUnited StatesIwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)History, Military20th centuryIwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945World War, 1939-1945Regimental histories940.54/2528092Caruso Patrick F.1921-1609703MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817888403321Nightmare on Iwo Jima3937071UNINA