Islands Quote by Chester W. Nimitz Download Open image “No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.” — Chester W. Nimitz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Islands Iwo jima War War of the worlds World World war 2
“The island would be bombarded for over 70 days ahead of the actual amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima, which would not occur until over… — 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 took place.… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Iwo Jima is more officially known as “Sulfur Island,” and it lies in a chain of volcanic islands south of the Ogasawara Islands. In total, the area is known as the Ogasawara Archipelago or the Bonin Islands, and it was critically important because Iwo Jima is situated approximately 650 nautical miles south of Tokyo. For U.S. naval and air forces,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach. — Clint Eastwood 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 attacks, and… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
The odd thing about 'Cripple of Inishmaan' is it's never actually been performed on the island. — Garry Hynes 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 his travels,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
They were going round and round the island, but they did not meet because all were going at the same rate. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In an episode characteristic of the U.S. tactical intelligence effort during Midway, the attacks on this modest force had repeatedly been reported as being… — Charles River Editors 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 of the war, but the rise in the use of kamikaze attacks correlated the loss of the Empire’s air superiority and its waning industrial might. This method of fighting would become more common by the time Iwo Jima… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
The enemy of our games was always Japan, and the courses were so thorough that after the start of World War II, nothing that… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
I felt that it was an unnecessary loss of civilian life... We had them beaten. They hadn't enough food, they couldn't do anything. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet in 31 December, 1941; our submarines were already operating against the enemy, the only units of the Fleet that could come to grips with the Japanese for months to come. It was to the Submarine Force that I looked to carry the load until our great industrial activity could produce the weapons… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share
The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our… — 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 which is… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers… — Barney Ross Copy Share Image
We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River… — Roy Barnes Copy Share Image
I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A ship's engine far away on the water expands the summer-night horizon. Both joy and sorrow swell in the dew's magnifying glass. Without really… — Tomas Transtromer Copy Share Image
3 people get stranded on a remote Island A Banker, a Daily Mail reader & an Asylum seeker All they have to eat is a box of 10 Mars bars The Banker says "Because of my expertise in asset management, I''ll look after our resources" The other 2 agree So the Banker opens the box, gobbles down 9 of the… — Christopher Brookmyre Copy Share
Louisville is a place with no labels. It’s not the South, it’s not Chicago, and you don’t think of it as you think of New York or LA. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky that has always provided a fertile, often dark,… — Jim James Copy Share
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
England that little gray island in the clouds where governments don't fall overnight and children don't sell themselves in the street and my money… — Caryl Churchill Copy Share Image
Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books, a distant… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
A federal grand jury is investigating allegations that David Copperfield raped, assaulted and threatened a woman he took to his private island in the… — Chelsea Handler 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 attacks, and Enterprise remained off the island until March 9. “If the [USS Carrier] Enterprise and Task Group 58.5 had played a secondary role during the Tokyo…” quote by Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fe6/charles-river-editors-1165_business_by-the-beginning-of-march-enough-of-iwo_1297169.jpg)
