“Iwo Jima is more officially known as “Sulfur Island,” and it lies in a chain of volcanic islands south of the Ogasawara… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
“Midway was merely a convenient target chosen by Yamamoto to draw the Americans out, and both sides’ objectives were attritional attempts to… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
Off they go on this sort of camping trip to Iwo Jima, where they're taken around and shown where all the battles… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“The island would be bombarded for over 70 days ahead of the actual amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima, which would not occur… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
“Translated as “God Wind,” “Divine Wind” and “God Spirit,” kamikazes would sink 47 Allied vessels and damage over 300 by the end… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Forget bringing the troops home from Iraq. We need to get the troops home from World War II. Can anybody tell me… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
For Marines like myself, Iwo Jima represents heroic sacrifice and bravery. — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
“The battle of Iwo Jima would quickly turn into a primitive contest of gladiators: Japanese gladiators fighting from caves and tunnels like… — James Bradley Copy Share Image
“We passed a gun shop advertising a "Blowout Sale. While listening to a country music station,we heard a talk/song narrated by our… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
A story went the rounds about a San Franciscan white matron who refused to sit beside a Negro civilian on the streetcar,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“By the beginning of March, enough of Iwo Jima was controlled that landings and take-offs could be maintained without fear of suicide… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Something that once had importance might be forgotten by most people but because millions of people once knew it, a force is… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“We had rarely seen our fathers in work boots before, toiling in the earth and wielding brand-new root clippers. They struggled with… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“Kuribayashi had the benefit of having traveled in the United States, and he had even attended Harvard for a short time. In… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
In 'Letters from Iwo Jima,' there were times when I told Eastwood, 'This is just not believable.' — Ken Watanabe Copy Share Image
“February 23rd would go down as perhaps the most auspicious day in the overall invasion of Iwo Jima, as it was on… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Her explanation was that she would not sit beside a draft dodger who was a Negro as well. She added that the… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“I had a cousin, Randall, killed on Iwo Jima. Have I told you? Have I told you his was a beautiful smile?… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I visit the Swiss parliament building, a building that manages to be grand and ornate yet at the same time understated. Every… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
