03620nam 2200601 a 450 991095644290332120251117065400.01-60344-549-8(CKB)2670000000081249(OCoLC)715189127(CaPaEBR)ebrary10456041(SSID)ssj0000531036(PQKBManifestationID)11367137(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000531036(PQKBWorkID)10568522(PQKB)10869166(MiAaPQ)EBC3037940(MdBmJHUP)muse1096(Au-PeEL)EBL3037940(CaPaEBR)ebr10456041(CaONFJC)MIL436526(BIP)12779446(EXLCZ)99267000000008124920050909d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe ghosts of Iwo Jima /Robert S. Burrell1st ed.College Station Texas A&M University Pressc20061 online resource (281 p.) Texas A & M University military history series ;102Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-58544-483-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-254) and index.Pt. 1. The untold truth -- pt. 2. The immortal icon.In February 1945, some 80,000 U.S. Marines attacked the heavily defended fortress that the Japanese had constructed on the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima. Leaders of the Army Air Forces said they needed the airfields there to provide fighter escort for their B-29 bombers. At the cost of 28,000 American casualties, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions dutifully conquered this desolate piece of hell with a determination and sacrifice that have become legendary in the annals of war, immortalized in the photograph of six Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. But the Army Air Forces' fighter operations on Iwo Jima subsequently proved both unproductive and unnecessary. After the fact, a number of other justifications were generated to rationalize this tragically expensive battle. Ultimately, misleading statistics were presented to contend that the number of lives saved by B-29 emergency landings on Iwo Jima outweighed the cost of its capture. In The Ghosts of Two jima, Captain Robert S. Burrell masterfully reconsiders the costs of taking Iwo Jima and its role in the war effort. His thought-provoking analysis also highlights the greater contribution of Iwo Jima's valiant dead: They inspired a reverence for the Marine Corps that proved critical to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit. From the 7th War Loan Campaign of 1945 through the flag-raising at Ground Zero in 2001, the immortal image of Iwo Jima has become a symbol of American patriotism itself. Burrell's searching account of this fabled island conflict will advance our understanding of World War II and its continuing legacy for the twenty-first century. At last, the battle's ghostsmay unveil its ultimate, and most crucial, lessons.Texas A & M University military history series ;102.Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945MarinesUnited StatesIwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.Marines940.54/2528Burrell Robert S.1970-1869108MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956442903321The ghosts of Iwo Jima4477298UNINA