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    Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min
    In the grand tradition of John Keegan's enduring classic The Face of Battle comes a searing, unforgettable chronicle of war through the eyes of the American soldiers who fought in three of our most iconic battles: Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima. This is not a book about how great generals won their battles, nor is it a study in grand strategy. Men of War is instead a riveting, visceral, and astonishingly original look at ordinary soldiers under fire. Drawing on an immense range of firsthand sources from the battlefield, Alexander Rose begins by re-creating the lost and alien world of 18th-century warfare at Bunker Hill, the bloodiest clash of the War of Independence - and reveals why the American militiamen were so lethally effective against the oncoming waves of British troops. Then, focusing on Gettysburg, Rose describes a typical Civil War infantry action, vividly explaining what Union and Confederate soldiers experienced before, during, and after combat. Finally, he shows how in 1945 the marine corps hurled itself with the greatest possible violence at the island of Iwo Jima, where nearly a third of all marines killed in World War II would die. As Rose demonstrates, the most important factor in any battle is the human one: At Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima, the American soldier, as much as any general, proved decisive. To an unprecedented degree, Men of War brings home the reality of combat and, just as important, its aftermath in the form of the psychological and medical effects on veterans. As such, the book makes a critical contribution to military history by narrowing the colossal gulf between the popular understanding of wars and the experiences of the soldiers who fight them. Cover design by Carlos BeltránCover photograph courtesy of The National Archives. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along wit ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Marantz. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025358/bk_adbl_025358_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Flamethrower: Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient and U.S. Marine Woody Williams and His Controversial Award, Japan's Holocaust and the Pacific War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1805min
    Late in the Pacific War, as Americans were fighting their way to the home islands of the Japanese Empire, one of the fiercest battles of World War II was raging. The Japanese had created, perhaps, the best defended area anywhere on an island called Iwo Jima. Days into the bloody battle, casualties were high on both sides. United States Marines were taking an awful pounding out in the open from enemy-fortified positions.Imperial Japanese soldiers in pillboxes and bunkers knew that the greatest danger they faced was from a flamethrower if it could get near enough to hit them. Imagine a little guy strapping on a highly flammable 70-pound weapon, instantly drawing heavy enemy fire as he maneuvered close enough with a small team of Leathernecks to destroy a pillbox. Woody Williams did just that on the hellishly hot and sulfurous volcanic island of Iwo Jima, destroying Japanese emplacements against dire odds. He, along with numerous comrades, did it again and again, taking out hundreds of fortifications which had stalled their regiment’s advance to secure the islands airfields.The capture of Iwo Jima helped the powerful new B-29s have P-51 fighter-plane escorts to help the bombers pound Japan into submission. Iwo actually was a backup landing zone for the Enola Gay if she had difficulties delivering her atomic bomb on 6 August, 1945, at Hiroshima - a bomb American leaders hoped would bring Hirohito to his knees, begging for surrender terms so World War II would stop.Accomplished military historian Bryan Mark Rigg reconstructs Woody Williams’ remarkable story, from his youth on a dairy farm in West Virginia to his experiences as a Marine in Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima. Using never-before-known documents and interviews, Rigg brings out new information about the Pacific War unknown until now. Rigg enables the listener to better appreciate the brave marines and their heroics. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bryan Mark Rigg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/201313/bk_acx0_201313_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Two Flags over Iwo Jima
    Two Flags over Iwo Jima ab 17.99 € als epub eBook: Solving the Mystery of the U. S. Marine Corps' Proudest Moment. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft,
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    The Lions of Iwo Jima
    The Lions of Iwo Jima ab 9.49 € als epub eBook: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus,
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    Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
    Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima ab 1.99 € als epub eBook: . Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Erzählungen,
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    The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima that Inspired Flags of Our Fathers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 258min
    The classic first-hand WWII narrative that chronicles the Marines’ savage five-day struggle to wrest Mount Suribachi from its tenacious Japanese defenders during their 35-day battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Revised with a new introduction by the author and recently discovered photos, this book served as invaluable source material both for James Bradley’s best-seller Flags of Our Fathers as well as Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed film of the same name. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Danny Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/008632/bk_adbl_008632_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    From the Cornfields of Indiana to the Sands of Iwo Jima
    From the Cornfields of Indiana to the Sands of Iwo Jima ab 35.49 € als Taschenbuch: . Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Romane & Erzählungen,
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    The Marine Corps War Memorial the United States Flag Raising of Iwo Jima
    The Marine Corps War Memorial the United States Flag Raising of Iwo Jima ab 41.49 € als gebundene Ausgabe: Our Dads Our Heroes. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Geschichte,
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    From the Cornfields of Indiana to the Sands of Iwo Jima
    From the Cornfields of Indiana to the Sands of Iwo Jima ab 8.49 € als epub eBook: . Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik,
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    Protest and Activist Art Analysis of the Rigs of War: Parody of Iwo Jima WWII U.S. Flag Raising in 1945 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 7min
    This book analyzes a famous photograph that was taken during World War II of four American soldiers raising the flag on Iwo Jima and a 21st-century digitized image. This digital image replaces the flag with an oil rig and creates one of the best images in regards to human rights and protecting against the war. This artwork symbolized the defeat of Germany and serves a purpose when being recreated to show the state of the war we have been in since the beginning of the 21st century: the war of oil. I have an associate's in business management technology and currently possess a bachelor's degree in business administration from Tiffin University. This essay was written for a junior-level art class. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter L. Herrick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/031806/bk_acx0_031806_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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