Unknown valor : a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima

Unknown valor A story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima

Martha MacCallum, 1964-

Book - 2020

"In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II ... Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito--among them, a member of her own family"--

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Subjects
United States. > Marine Corps > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
Marines > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Personal narratives.
Genres
Personal narratives
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Martha MacCallum, 1964- (author)
Other Authors
Ronald J. Drez, 1940- (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xvii, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-314).
ISBN
9780062853851
  • Introduction: War Plan Orange
  • Prologue: Peekskill, 1971
  • 1. Arlington, Massachusetts, 1938
  • 2. Infamy
  • 3. Outrage
  • 4. The Changing Tide
  • 5. What Hirohito Knew
  • 6. The First Step: Say a Prayer for Your Pal on Guadalcanal
  • 7. 1943
  • 8. Cracking the Inner Ring
  • 9. Willing to Fight
  • 10. D-Day: From Normandy to Saipan
  • 11. Japan's Doorstep
  • 12. "A Ghastly Relentlessness"
  • 13. "An Island of Sulphur: No Water, No Sparrow, and No Swallow"
  • 14. "Hell with the Fire Out"
  • 15. The Badlands
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes

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