In May 1944, the author was an U.S. Marine sergeant and war correspondent with the 3rd Marine Division, leaving Guadalcanal for Guam.
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Unlike Hoyt's broad portrait above, war correspondent and USMC sergeant Josephy's eyewitness account portrays one of the bloodiest single episodes of the Pacific conflict: the battle of Iwo Jima. The text is accompanied by numerous photos; this edition contains a new introduction by the author. Scary stuff.
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