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One of the decisive battles of the Second World War in the Pacific, Iwo Jima was described by Lieutenant-General Holland Smith, Commander Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, as ‘The most savage and most costly battle in the history of the Marine Corps’ - a titanic struggle that eclipsed all that had gone before.Situated halfway along the B-29 Superfortress route to the Japanese mainland, the island was of major strategic importance to the US Air Force, but also to the Japanese, 20,000 of whom were deeply entrenched in the island.This book provides a definitive account of the battle, from its origins to its hard-fought conclusion.The free iPhone edition brings you selected preview pages - these are highlighted as you flip through the book. Within the application you can purchase full access to the complete book.• Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom.• Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page.• Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages.• Search the entire book.• Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps.• Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular chapter.• Sync the book to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi).• Network connection required otherwise. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the pages to your phone - after that you can use it anywhere.

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