I previously commented about a book by Richard Wheeler, one of the men in the platoon that raised the first flag on Mount Suribachi, titled The Bloody Battle for Suribachi. After meeting some of the men of that platoon personally at a World War II event, I was interested to read about their story and informed about the book. I most recently read another of Richard Wheeler's books which is simply called IWO. It is a great read, containing much information not only from the perspective of the Americans but also the Japanese. Alot of the information on the Japanese side was gathered by the author directly from former Japanese warriors or their families. Quotes by James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers, appear on the covers of both of Wheeler's books-calling the one the best on the battle for the Mountain and the other the best on Iwo Jima.
I am now reading a book by Chuck Tatum called Red Blood, Black Sand. He was another participant on Iwo Jima.