Fighting spirit : the memoirs of Major Yoshitaka Horie and the Battle of Iwo Jima / edited and annotated by Robert D. Eldridge and Charles W. Tatum.

Author/creator Horie, Yoshitaka
Other author Eldridge, Robert D.
Other author Tatum, Charles W. (Charles William)
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxxix, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Horie, Yoshitaka.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945--Personal narratives, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Japanese.

Uniform titleTōkon Iōjima. English
Contents The toughest battle in world history -- Isolated island : where no planes or vessels could go -- Saipan was said to be impregnable -- Iwo Jima is next! -- Iwo Jima : an island of pineapples and jungle -- The Ogasawara Islands force and the U.S. Pacific fleet -- Let's sink Iwo Jima into the ocean -- Supply operations at night via Chichi Jima -- Defensive operations from the caves -- Send more weapons and ammunition! -- Defending Iwo Jima to the death -- Two months before the storm -- Farewell, everyone, on Chichi Jima -- Our cave becomes a sea of fire : first lieutenant Musashino Kikuzo's story -- The most unfortunate battle : first lieutenant Yamazaki Takeshi's story -- Come out! : seaman first class Koizumi Tadayoshi's story -- Warriors remembered -- Tragic island, Iwo Jima -- Afterword -- Appendix 1. Explanation of Japanese defense plan of Chichi Jima, december 23, 1945 -- Appendix 2. Explanation of japanese defense plan and the battle of Iwo Jima, Chichi Jima, January 25, 1946.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010047536
ISBN9781591148562 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1591148561 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40019561880

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Joyner General Stacks D767.99.I9 H613 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold