The Battle for Iwo Jima and the Flag Raisings: Weapons and Warfare Illustrated Number 1

The Battle for Iwo Jima and the Flag Raisings

Weapons and Warfare Illustrated Number 1

Merriam Press, 2025

This first issue of Weapons and Warfare Illustrated covers the invasion and fighting on Iwo Jima in February and March of 1945. Plus coverage of the flag raisings and the controversy surrounding them; planning for the battle; Medal of Honor recipients; and the movies Sands of Iwo Jima, Flags of Our Fathers, and Letters from Iwo Jima. Illustrated with almost 800 photographs and maps.

Contents

• Iwo Jima: The Battle and the Flag Raising
• Planning for the Battle of Iwo Jima
• Offshore Iwo Jima
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• It Took More Than Guts… Iwo Jima
• Medal of Honor Recipients for the Battle of Iwo Jima
• The Battle for Iwo Jima: The Battle and the Flag Raising
• Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
• Another View of the Iwo Jima Flag Raisings
• Examining the Evidence: USMC Reviews Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Photo
• Shadow of Suribachi
• Sands of Iwo Jima
• Flags of Our Fathers
• Letters from Iwo Jima

• 781 photographs
• 18 maps