LEADER 03620nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910956442903321 005 20251117065400.0 010 $a1-60344-549-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081249 035 $a(OCoLC)715189127 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10456041 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000531036 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11367137 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000531036 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10568522 035 $a(PQKB)10869166 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3037940 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1096 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3037940 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10456041 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL436526 035 $a(BIP)12779446 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081249 100 $a20050909d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe ghosts of Iwo Jima /$fRobert S. Burrell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCollege Station $cTexas A&M University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 225 1 $aTexas A & M University military history series ;$v102 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a1-58544-483-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-254) and index. 327 $aPt. 1. The untold truth -- pt. 2. The immortal icon. 330 $aIn February 1945, some 80,000 U.S. Marines attacked the heavily defended fortress that the Japanese had constructed on the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima. Leaders of the Army Air Forces said they needed the airfields there to provide fighter escort for their B-29 bombers. At the cost of 28,000 American casualties, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions dutifully conquered this desolate piece of hell with a determination and sacrifice that have become legendary in the annals of war, immortalized in the photograph of six Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. But the Army Air Forces' fighter operations on Iwo Jima subsequently proved both unproductive and unnecessary. After the fact, a number of other justifications were generated to rationalize this tragically expensive battle. Ultimately, misleading statistics were presented to contend that the number of lives saved by B-29 emergency landings on Iwo Jima outweighed the cost of its capture. In The Ghosts of Two jima, Captain Robert S. Burrell masterfully reconsiders the costs of taking Iwo Jima and its role in the war effort. His thought-provoking analysis also highlights the greater contribution of Iwo Jima's valiant dead: They inspired a reverence for the Marine Corps that proved critical to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit. From the 7th War Loan Campaign of 1945 through the flag-raising at Ground Zero in 2001, the immortal image of Iwo Jima has become a symbol of American patriotism itself. Burrell's searching account of this fabled island conflict will advance our understanding of World War II and its continuing legacy for the twenty-first century. At last, the battle's ghostsmay unveil its ultimate, and most crucial, lessons. 410 0$aTexas A & M University military history series ;$v102. 606 $aIwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 606 $aMarines$zUnited States 615 0$aIwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945. 615 0$aMarines 676 $a940.54/2528 700 $aBurrell$b Robert S.$f1970-$01869108 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956442903321 996 $aThe ghosts of Iwo Jima$94477298 997 $aUNINA