James Warren demonstrates in 'Outmaneuvered' how the U.S. entered ground wars convinced of a just cause, and that superior ...

Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...

"I do hope she has lost her desire to run away from home," her father wrote two days before the first wave of Marines landed at Iwo Jima. A month after the battle ended, he wrote, "You can tell ...

He made us do things by the book and I am forever indebted to him ... Hopkins was later killed at Iwo Jima. (Courtesy of Don Harris) Assigned to the Signal Company, 4th Marines, Harris was ...

In Photos U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division planted an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.Credit...Joe Rosenthal/Associated Press Supported by By ...

Alwyn Martinson, a 98-year-old veteran who served in the Pacific during World War II, was at Battle of Iwo Jima when the United States flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi during the final stages ...

He made us do things by the book and I am forever indebted to him ... Saipan and Tinian before his final operation: Iwo Jima. And once again, Harris stepped forward. Returning to Maui in July ...

Roughly 70,000 U.S. soldiers fought to take Iwo Jima. More than 6,500 were killed. Of the 20,000 or so Japanese defending the island, about 19,000 were killed in combat.