Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima A Great Book about the USMC and Iwo Jima is Flags of our Father’s by James Bradley. The two Movie adaptation’s, both from 2006, directed by Clint Eastwood, are definitely worth a look as well.
Tag: Pacific War History
Obscure WW2 History: Jap Lunge Mines and Banzai Sticks
Jap Lunge Mines and Banzai Sticks – Last Ditch Weapons in WW2 During World War II, the ancient Samurai moral code of honor, obedience, duty and self-sacrifice found its way into Japanese military tactics, particularly during the last desperate months of the empire of the Rising Sun. Beyond the high-profile Kamikaze air strikes, the…