Iwo Jima 1945 (Battle Story) By Rawson, Andrew Publisher : History Pr Ltd Published Date : 2012/07 Binding : Hardcover ISBN : 9780752465760 BookWeb Price : S$ 29.64 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : S$ 23.71 Availability Status : Available for order from suppliers. Usually dispatches within 3 weeks. Language : English

 
Introduction                                       7  (3)
Timelines                                          10 (4)
    Historical Background                          14 (9)
      Strategic Planning                           14 (5)
      Operational Planning                         19 (1)
      Planning Operation Detachment                20 (3)
    The Armies                                     23 (16)
      Commanders                                   23 (2)
      US Marines                                   25 (7)
      The Japanese                                 32 (7)
    The Days Before the Assault                    39 (24)
      The Invasion Plans                           40 (3)
      Gathering Intelligence                       43 (3)
      Logistics and Administration                 46 (3)
      Training and Rehearsals                      49 (2)
      Sailing to Iwo Jima                          51 (2)
      The Preliminary Bombardment                  53 (10)
    Securing the Beachhead (D-Day to D+7)          63 (35)
      D-Day, 19 February 1945                      63 (3)
      Cutting off Hot Rocks (D+1 to D+4)           66 (4)
      4th Division Advances toward Airfield 1      70 (6)
      The Battle for Hot Rocks (D+1 to D+4)        76 (6)
      The Battles for Airfield 1 and the Quarry    82 (5)
      (D+1 to D+2)
      The Advance towards Airfield 2 and Minami    87 (4)
      (D+3 and D+4)
      Clearing Airfield 2 and the Advance to       91 (7)
      Charlie-Dog Ridge (D+5 to D+7)
    Securing the Island (D+8 to D+19)              98 (30)
      5th Division's Advance to Hill 362A and      98 (7)
      Nishi Ridge (D+8 to D+14)
      3rd Division's Advance to Motoyama and       105(3)
      Airfield 3 (D+8 and D+14)
      4th Division in the Meat Grinder (D+8 and    108(7)
      D+14)
      5th Division's Advance to Kitano Ravine      115(4)
      (D+15 to D+19)
      3rd Division's Advance to the East Coast     119(3)
      (D+15 to D+19)
      4th Division Takes Minami and Higashi        122(6)
      (D+15 to D+19)
    The Final Phase (D+20 to D+35)                 128(12)
      RCT 21 Advances to Kitano Point (D+25)       131(1)
      4th Division Clears Tachiiwa Point (D+20     132(3)
      to D+25)
      To Kitano Point (D+20 to D+25)               135(1)
      The Battle for Kitano Gorge (D+20 to D+35)   136(1)
      The Final Days                               137(3)
    The Legacy                                     140(8)
      Leaving Iwo Jima Behind                      140(1)
      The Cost                                     141(1)
      The Battle for Okinawa                       141(4)
      The Atomic Bomb                              145(3)
Orders of Battle                                   148(5)
Further Reading                                    153(2)
Index                                              155