Iwo Jima Recon by Dick Camp
The Japanese held Iwo Jima in a grip of iron, and the island became a focal point for Allied forces in the Pacific. Could an invasion be mounted safely? Were there any underwater traps or obstacles? Would the beach selected take the weight of armored vehicles and jeeps? To answer these questions, a scouting force of four Navy Underwater Demolition teams were sent in, supported by battleships, Tennessee and Nevada, a cruiser, plus 12 landing craft and several destroyers. The story of the first battle for Iwo Jima is now fully told for the first time, in heart-stopping detail, a heroic account of ill-equipped forces under fire from a superior, unexpected, overwhelming enemy. Drawing on first-hand accounts, deck logs, after action reports, the battle is bought vividly to life: the Landing Craft infantry valiantly fighting the Japanese to protect swimmers; Nevada ignoring orders to withdraw and knocking out enemy guns; as well as the devastating casualties that very possibly saved the actual landing. This book is bound to appeal to students of warfare, as well as history buffs.Dick Camp is a retired Marine Corps colonel and the author of Lima-6, a memoir of his service as a Marine infantry company commander at Khe Sanh. He has written several combat histories of the U.S. Marines, including The Devil Dogs at Belleau Wood, Battleship Arizona's Marines at War, Iwo Jima Recon, Last Man Standing: The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, and Operation Phantom Fury: The Assault and Capture of Fallujah, Iraq. He is also the author of Leatherneck Legends: Conversations with the Marine Corps' Old Breed and has published over sixty articles in various military-oriented magazines, including Vietnam, World War II, Marine Corps Gazette, and Leatherneck. Camp is currently the vice president for museum operations at the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, overseeing the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780760329931 |
| ISBN 10 | 0760329931 |
| Title | Iwo Jima Recon |
| Author | Dick Camp |
| Series | At War Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2007-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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