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The ghosts of Iwo Jima

Author: Robert S Burrell
Publisher: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2006.
Series: Texas A & M University military history series, 102.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Captain Robert S. Burrell masterfully reconsiders the costs of taking Iwo Jima and its role in the war effort. His thought-provoking analysis also highlights the greater contribution of Iwo Jima's valiant dead: They inspired a reverence for the Marine Corps that proved critical to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Burrell, Robert S., 1970-
Ghosts of Iwo Jima.
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2006
(OCoLC)607844278
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Robert S Burrell
ISBN: 1585444839 9781585444830
OCLC Number: 61499920
Description: xvii, 262 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: The Untold Truth --
The Immortal Icon.
Series Title: Texas A & M University military history series, 102.
Responsibility: Robert S. Burrell.
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Captain Robert S. Burrell masterfully reconsiders the costs of taking Iwo Jima and its role in the war effort. His thought-provoking analysis also highlights the greater contribution of Iwo Jima's valiant dead: They inspired a reverence for the Marine Corps that proved critical to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit.

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