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"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"-- On Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest and most brutal battles of World War II, nearly 7,000 Marines were killed and 22,000 were wounded in thirty-six grueling days. MacCallum takes us from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima through the lives of these men of valor; among them is Harry Gray, a member of her own family. Their stories, told through…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2020Unknown valor : a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo JimaHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers · 314 pages · 9780062853851
- Other · English · 2020HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062853875
New York Times bestsellerIwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945MarinesBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsHistoryHISTORY / Military / World War II