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Nightmare on Iwo Jima : a marine in combat / / Patrick F. Caruso



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Autore: Caruso Patrick F. <1921-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Nightmare on Iwo Jima : a marine in combat / / Patrick F. Caruso Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54/2528092
Soggetto topico: Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States
Soggetto geografico: Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) History, Military 20th century
Note generali: Originally published as: Nightmare on Iwo. Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2001.
Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Reflections
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Sommario/riassunto: On 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 memo
Titolo autorizzato: Nightmare on Iwo Jima  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8046-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817888403321
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