Iwo Jima: A Brief Chronology
February 19 – D-day
• 0640-0800: Ships off Iwo; for 85 minutes, vessels bombard island from end to end.
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Uncommon Valor: The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
The Landing: From the Beaches of Iwo Jima to Suribachi’s Peak
The objective was to capture Mount Suribachi and Motoyama Airfield No. 1 on D-day. As the invading Marines quickly learned, …
Operation Detachment: The Strategy
The United States followed its successful plan for amphibious assaults on enemy-held islands, while the Japanese countered with a defense …
Across the Pacific
American planning for a war against Japan began as early as 1897, amid rising tensions over the state of the …
Why Iwo Jima?
By the summer of 1944, the war in the Pacific was clearly being won by the United States and its …