

Two Flags over Iwo Jima
Solving the Mystery of the U.S. Marine Corps' Proudest Moment
Author: Eric Hammel
Narrator: Paul Woodson
Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 04/23/2019
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Asian & Pacific Islander History, Wars, World War Ii
Synopsis
Joe Rosenthal's Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photo is one of the best-known images of U.S. war history. The photo captures the moment that the first American flag flew over the core of Imperial Japanese territory on the top of Mount Suribachi. The focus of this book lies on the 28th Marine Regiment's self-contained battle in February 1945 for Mount Suribachi, the 556-foot-high volcano on Iwo Jima. It was here that this one regiment defeated more than 1500 heavily armed Japanese combatants who were determined to hold the highest vantage point on the island.
Hammel attempts to untangle the various battles which led up to the first and second flag raisings, as well as following the men of the 28th Marine Regiment in the events which took place after.