E-Book (epub) Battle Story: Iwo Jima 1945 von Andrew Rawson
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On 19 February 1945, Operation Detachment began with US marine forces storming Iwo Jima, aiming to capture the island and its airfields. This was the first campaign on Japanese soil and would result in some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific. A brutal example of war at all costs, the defending garrison fought to almost the last man; it was a fight they couldn't hope to win against the superior US numbers, but they exacted horrific casualties on the invading forces before their ultimate defeat.

In this concise account, Andrew Rawson uses timelines, diary extracts and detailed profiles to explain the lead-up to the campaign, the battle itself and its legacy, while maps and rarely published photographs place you in the centre of the unfolding action. With painful lessons learned, this vital battle of the Pacific theatre would inform US strategies and actions through the rest of the war, and here Rawson shows exactly how and why.



Autorentext

ANDREW RAWSON is a freelance writer who has written several books, covering campaigns from the Napoleonic Wars, World War I and World War II, including the British Army Handbook, 1914-1918, Vietnam War Handbook and The Third Reich 1919-1939 for The History Press.



Klappentext

Operation Detachment, the invasion of Iwo Jima, on 19 February 1945 was the first campaign on Japanese soil and it resulted in some of the fiercest fighting of the Pacific campaign. United States Marines supported by the US Navy and Air Force fought the Japanese both over and underground on the island of volcanic ash, in a battle which was immortalised by the raising of the Stars and Stripes above Mount Suribachi. It was a battle that the Japanese could not win but they were determined to die trying; of the 18,000-strong garrison, only 200 were taken prisoner. The Americans lost more in the 35 day battle but at the end they had possession of three airfields in range of the Japanese mainland. This book gives a clear, concise account of those dramatic days in 1945, supported by a timeline of events and orders of battle. Over fifty photographs illustrate the events during this momentous battle.



Inhalt
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Timelines
  • Historical Background
    • Strategic Planning
    • Operational Planning
    • Planning Operation Detachment
  • The Armies
    • Commanders
    • US Marines
    • The Japanese
  • The Days Before the Assault
    • The Invasion Plans
    • Gathering Intelligence
    • Logistics and Administration
    • Training and Rehearsals
    • Sailing to Iwo Jima
    • The Preliminary Bombardment
  • Securing the Beachhead (D-Day to D+7)
    • D-Day, 19 February 1945
    • Cutting Off Hot Rocks (D+1 to D+4)
    • 4th Division Advances towards Airfield 1
    • The Battle for Hot Rocks (D+1 to D+4)
    • The Battles for Airfield 1 and the Quarry (D+1 to D+2)
    • The Advance Towards Airfield 2 and Minami (D+3 and D+4)
    • Clearing Airfield 2 and the Advance to Charlie-Dog Ridge (D+5 to D+7)
  • Securing the Island (D+8 to D+19)
    • 5th Division's Advance to Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge (D+8 to D+14)
    • 3rd Division's Advance to Motoyama and Airfield 3 (D+8 and D+14)
    • 4th Division in the Meat Grinder (D+8 and D+14)
    • 5th Division's Advance to Kitano Ravine (D+15 to D+19)
    • 3rd Division's Advance to the East Coast (D+15 to D+19)
    • 4th Division Takes Minami and Higashi (D+15 to D+19)
  • The Final Phase (D+20 to D+35)
    • RCT 21 Advances to Kitano Point (D+25)
    • 4th Division Clears Tachiiwa Point (D+20 to D+25)
    • To Kitano Point (D+20 to D+25)
    • The Battle for Kitano Gorge (D+20 to D+35)
    • The Final Days
  • The Legacy
    • Leaving Iwo Jima Behind
    • The Cost
    • The Battle for Okinawa
    • The Atomic Bomb
  • Orders of Battle
  • Further Reading
Titel
Battle Story: Iwo Jima 1945
Untertitel
The Fight for the Pacific, 1945
Autor
Andrew Rawson
EAN
9780752477992
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
The History Press
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
8.48 MB
Anzahl Seiten
128