I read Wheeler's IWO pretty recently and I thought that was quite good. I really like the books that give a lot of first hand accounts from the fighting man's point of view and this book certainly did not lack in that category. Flags of Our Fathers was good as well although I read it like five years ago. That would be worth a re-read. I just finished The Story of World War Two by Donald Miller and that had a good, fairly in depth chapter on the battle. It offered a few interesting facts that I had never heard or read previous. I let you read it yourselves to find out.

The ferocity of the fighting and the loss of life on Iwo Jima were apaulling. On this being the 63rd anniversary of the battle if my math is correct everybody should take a little time to remember the sacrifices made on that island in the name of freedom. Rest in Peace Marines.

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