IWO JIMA

Readers will follow along as the battle of Iwo Jima is detailed, from its genesis in Japanese territorial expansion in the early 1930s, to Japans signing of the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the United States entry into World War II. The ensuing battle in the Pacific is examined, including the invasion of the strategically important island and the fierce fighting to win its control.