The Uncommon Valor of the Marines on Iwo Jima
•April 18, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The United States 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine divisions faced their sternest trials by fire in the month long battle to take the island of Iwo Jima. More »
•April 18, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The United States 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine divisions faced their sternest trials by fire in the month long battle to take the island of Iwo Jima. More »
•December 20, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Relics of the fierce World War II battle lie underwater, waiting for exploration. More »
•November 8, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Capturing an important airfield was why two Marine divisions, along with a U.S. Army division, were landed on the island of Saipan. More »
•November 7, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis meta tragic fate during the last days of World War II.
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•October 30, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
One American Destroyer escort group’s 12-day fight changed the course of World War II in the Pacific. More »
•October 13, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The savage final land battle between “the eagle and the sun” was America’s longest and bloodiest campaign in the Pacific Theater. More »
•August 14, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Japanese attacks on airfields in the Marianas to counter U.S. B-29 bombing raids on the mainland would eventually lead to the invasion of Iwo Jima. More »
•March 7, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The American capture of Saipan, Guam, and Titian in the Marianas sealed the fate of the Japanese Empire. More »
•January 25, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
General Leslie Groves played a vital role in the development of the atomic bomb. More »
•December 13, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
Eight-square-mile Iwo Jima became the focus for some of the most intense fighting of World War II. More »
