The Lions of Iwo Jima, James A. Warren
The Lions of Iwo Jima, James A. Warren
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The Lions of Iwo Jima
The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History

Author: James A. Warren, Major General Fred Haynes (USMC-Ret.)

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 9 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/19/2008


Synopsis

It was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, claiming a third of all marines killed in World War II. The relentless fighting on Iwo Jima lasted for thirty-six days, but most of us only know the iconic photo of five soldiers raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi. For Fred Haynes, a young captain in Combat Team 28, Surabachi was one marker in a ferocious blood-letting against an enemy of 22,000 warriors who were dug into caves and tunnels.

The stories told here for the first time will seem too cruel, too heartbreaking, even too fantastic to be believed. As one veteran remarked, "Each day we learned a new way to die." By the time Haynes's unit had broken through the main Japanese resistance, 75 percent of the three assault battalions—the frontline fighters who charged enemy positions—were gone. Many of the exhausted survivors were shattered. In five weeks, Combat Team 28 had advanced 5,600 yards, closed 2,088 caves, and lost 5,885 lives.

The Lions of Iwo Jima helps answer the essential questions: who were these men, how were they trained, and what accounts for their extraordinary performance in battle?

About James A. Warren

James A. Warren is a former visiting scholar in the American Studies Department at Brown University. A regular contributor to The Daily Beast, Warren is the author of God, War, and Providence; Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam; American Spartans: The United States Marines: A Combat History from Iwo Jima to Iraq, among other books. His articles have appeared in MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, Vietnam Magazine, Society, and the Providence Journal. For many years Warren was an acquisitions editor in the fields of history, religion, and ethnic studies at Columbia University Press. Educated at Brown, he lives in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex

I cant believe these marines had a lion as a mascot. How did they manage that? Good book......more

Goodreads review by Dalen

I'm simply amazed at the bravery of the men in this book. Gaining an understanding of the landing and then the battles to gain yards of territory were incredible. I wonder if there could have been a way to make it less about facts, and the tragic deaths and understand the people and tactics even mor......more

History raw brutal factual If you want to know the difference between our county's sacrifice 71 years ago and compare it to today's read this book soon Jeff......more

Goodreads review by Dave

Well researched and excellently told. It was inspiring to be able to read the personal award citations given to individual Marines for Silver Stars, Navy Cross' and CMH's. While most people only remember the taking of Mt. Suribachi and the raising of the flag the true battle took place in the moveme......more