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  • 013 - Sidebar Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

    013 - Sidebar Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    4 Min.
  • 012 - Iwo Jimas Costs Gains and Legacies

    012 - Iwo Jimas Costs Gains and Legacies
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    14 Min.
  • 011 - Sidebars The Marines Zippo Tank Iwos Fire Brigades The Rocket Detachments and Amphibious Logistical

    011 - Sidebars The Marines Zippo Tank Iwos Fire Brigades The Rocket Detachments and Amphibious Logistical
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    15 Min.
  • 010 - The Bitter End

    010 - The Bitter End
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    25 Min.
  • 009 - Sidebars The Japanese 320mm Spigot Mortar and Marine Corps Air Support During Iwo Jima

    009 - Sidebars The Japanese 320mm Spigot Mortar and Marine Corps Air Support During Iwo Jima
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    7 Min.
  • 008 - The Drive North

    008 - The Drive North
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    22 Min.
  • 007 - Sidebar Rosenthals Photograph of Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Quickly Became One of the Wars Most Famous

    007 - Sidebar Rosenthals Photograph of Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Quickly Became One of the Wars Most Famous
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    5 Min.
  • 006 - Suribachi

    006 - Suribachi
    Jan 6 2026
    On Sunday, March 4, 1945, the brutal battle for Iwo Jima reached a critical juncture as the U.S. Marines faced mounting exhaustion after two weeks of relentless fighting. The valiant display of the American flag raised by the 28th Marines on Mount Suribachi had taken place ten days earlier, but the harsh realities of war were settling in. With the V Amphibious Corps (VAC) suffering 13,000 casualties, including 3,000 fatalities, the situation was dire. The front lines had become a chaotic tableau, with American forces still grappling against a tenacious and elusive Japanese enemy. Meanwhile, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commanding his beleaguered 109th Division, recognized that while his forces had inflicted severe losses on the Marines, they too had borne heavy casualties. The capture of vital hills by American troops the previous day had stripped him of crucial artillery observation points, and with his brilliant chief of artillery, Colonel Chosaku Kaido, on the brink of death, Kuribayashis resolve was shaken. As he relocated his command post to a cave on the northwest coast, the distant echoes of Imperial General Headquarters’ heroics fell on deaf ears. “Send me air and naval support and I will hold the island,” he signaled with a sense of urgency. “Without them, I cannot hold.” - Summary by Joseph H. Alexander
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    21 Min.