Letters from Iwo Jima

The Objectives of the Iwo Jima campaign were pretty clear cut and concise. The U.S. Army Air Force had the intention to safeguard the B-29 Superfortresses and provide fighter plane escort from Iwo Jima. However, jointly the United States Navy desired seizure of Okinawa for future strategical advantages along with the United States Army Air force benefiting from acquiring Iwo Jima. The combination of the both these objectives would seem as beneficial to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Navy was…

photographs about Iwo Jima provide a critical understanding of battle during World War II and the sacrifices made by those involved. Joe Rosenthal is the photographer that is the main focus of the book. He began working for the Associated Press around the time America became involved in World War II. Which branched into his war photography, most importantly the photography he did on Iwo Jima. To start the book jumps into the history of the war and Rosenthal’s job in the war. Iwo Jima is an…

three veterans who names were John Bradley, Ira Hayes, and Rene Gagnon. The three men fought for our country in the battle of Iwo Jima. They were alike and different in so many ways. During the battle, the three men were captured in a picture that was later one of the most famous photograph of all times. The men in action raised the American flag on Sulfur Island which is Iwo Jima. John Bradley was born in Antigo, Wisconsin in 1923. Bradley was a very friendly man with a ready smile. Bradley…

Flags of our Fathers portrays the gruesome battle of Iwo Jima, an island from the Pacific Ocean that is detrimental in order for America to defeat Japan. A photograph taken of 6 soldiers raising the American flag on the top mount Suribachi becomes a symbol of this war and highlight the politics behind the efforts of war. The movie is built on a series of back and forth between what happened on Iwo Kima, and what happens back home to the flag raisers. All through this movie, the three soldiers…

only ones in their way. After the battle of Midway the tides had turned and the US began to win the war. They began the long offensive island hopping campaign to get to Japan. In Flags of Our Fathers, by James Bradley, Marines storm the island of Iwo Jima to protect America’s ideals and to stop the threat of Japan. Fueled by the freedom and liberty he had enjoyed, ‘Doc’ Bradley risked his life to protect and make sure that he and those…

Flags of Our Fathers This book captures the difficult times during World War II aiming particularly at the Battle of Iwo Jima in Japan. Including six individuals whose lives have never cross were destined to freeze in-time together, forever in a photo op they never consented to. Taking pictures would be the last thing on their mind in the heat of battle. A Marine's mind processes various trains of thought, for example, where is my buddy, did he survive the mortar attack or is the next one gonna…

The Flag Raising on Iwo Jima photograph, captured by Joe Rosenthal in 1945, was taken on top of Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Joe Rosenthal, employed by The Associated Press, was an American photographer. He worked with the Newspaper Enterprise Association and soon after, he became a reporter and photographer for the San Francisco News. Joe Rosenthal wanted to join the United States Army or Navy but was rejected, due to his poor eyesight. Instead, he joined the U.S. Maritime…

Purpose/History Introduction The WWII Memorial serves as an important marker to remind future generations of what is known as one of the worlds most terrible wars. The WWII Memorial was built in memory of the 400,000 US citizens that supported the war effort from home and 16 million soldiers who lost their live fighting on the front lines for their county. The monument also pays tribute to the many veterans who have been wounded or have lost their families during the war. The memorial stands in…

Western Front by Erich Maria Ramarque and the 2000 novel Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers may seem to have little in common other than the fact they are about war. The two books do contain accounts from soldiers in different wars, Remarque 's the events of World War I from the perspective of a German soldier and Bradley and Powers’ the lives of three U.S. soldiers fighting in World War II. However, a longer glance at the two books reveals that there are similarities between…

After witnessing the raising of the American Flag by Marines on the Japanese island stronghold of Iwo Jima in 1945, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal turned to Marine General Holland “Howling Mad” Smith to exclaim, “The raising of the flag on Iwo Jima guarantees the Marine Corps for the next 500 years.” Unfortunately, Secretary Forrestal was unaware of another battle that had already begun in the halls of the Pentagon, the committee rooms of Congress, and in the court of public opinion that…