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Iwo Jima…The Lesson
Maj C.G. Dunnagan, USMC
Gazette
February 1965
I Fought at Iwo — Twice!
Allen M. Barrett
Gazette
February 1979
The Ghosts of Iwo
Russell Werts
Gazette
February 1985
Our Flag’s Unfurled
Anonymous
Gazette
February 2001
Sting of Battle: Iwo Jima on D+1
Col George K. Dike, USMCR (Ret)
Gazette
February 2003
Sting of Battle Night Patrol on Iwo Jima
Col Dave E. Severance, USMC (Ret)
Gazette
March 2003
Combat Leadership at Iwo Jima
Col Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret)
Gazette
February 1995
Operation Detachment: The Corp’s Supreme Test at Iwo Jima
Maj Michael C. Howard, USMCR
Gazette
February 1995
The Legacy and Lessons of Iwo Jima
Maj Jon T. Hoffman, USMCR
Gazette
February 1995
Up the Rock on Iwo the Hard Way
LtCol Robert Hugh Williams
Gazette
August 1945
Dark Horse on Iwo
Maj R.D. Heinl Jr.
Gazette
August 1945
Air Support on Iwo
Corp. B.W. von Wettberg
Gazette
May 1945
Japanese Defense of Iwo Jima
Y. Horie
Gazette
February 1952
Left Flank at Iwo
Maj Fred E. Haynes
Gazette
March 1953
The Last Days of General Kuribayashi
Yoshitaka Horie
Gazette
February 1955
Artillery on Iwo
SSgt Allen Sommers
Gazette
May 1945
First Six Days on Iwo Jima
An Observer
Gazette
May 1945
Tanks on Iwo
Maj John L. Frothingham
Gazette
May 1945
The Flag Raisings on Iwo Jima
Leatherneck
February 1985
Iwo Jima One More Time
Chuck Beveridge
Leatherneck
June 2010
Remembering Greeley: The Marine Who Carried the First Iwo Jima Flag
Sgt Reece Lodder, USMC
Leatherneck
April 2015
Battalion on Iwo
Capt Arthur N. Hill
Gazette
November 1945
Engineers on Iwo
1stLt Walker Y. Brooks
Gazette
October 1945
Narrative of Iwo Jima
MSgt Roger H. Emmons
Gazette
June 1950
Two Flags
Norm Hatch
Leatherneck
February 1995
Unraveling the Mysterious of the First Flag Raising
Dustin Spence
Leatherneck
October 2006
Maps
Relief Map of Iwo Jima Used to Brief US Carrier Pilots
Map of Defensive Installations on Iwo Jima, Japan, 19 Feb-19 Mar 1945
Contour Map of Iwo Jima 1
Contour Map of Iwo Jima 2
Map Showing Military Installations & Troops Dispositions on Iwo Jima, Japan, 14 Sep 1944
Map Depicting Allied Attacks on Honshu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Taiwan, Feb-Apr 1945
Map of Major Pacific War Engagements, 1942-1945
Map of the Philippine Sea from Japan to the Carolines
Iwo Jima Map: American Landing Zones & Japanese Defense Sectors
D-1: Pre D-Day Bombardment Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima Operation, February-March 1945
Far East & Pacific 1941-1945
Study Guide
Podcasts
Books
Videos
Other Resources
Battle for Iwo Jima
1stLt Kimberly J. Miller, USMC
WWII 50th Anniversary Fact Sheet
Marine Corps University
Analysis of the Battle of Iwo Jima
Maj Charles F. Sprietsma
Air Command and Staff College
Air University
Iwo Jima: The Unnecessary Battle
Maj Jonathan T. Baker, USMC
USMC Command and Staff College
Marine Corps University
Investigating Iwo: The Flag Raising in Myth, Memory, & Esprit de Corps
Breanne Robertson
Marine Corps History Division
Quantico, VA 2019
Marines in WWII Historical Monograph
Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic
LtCol Whitman S. Bartley
Division of Public Information Headquarters
USMC, 1954
The US Marines on Iwo Jima: The Battle & the Flag Raisings
Bernard C. Nalty
Danny J. Crawford
History & Museums Division Headquarters
USMC, 1995
History of the USMC Operations in WWII: Victory & Occupation, Volume V
Benis M. Frank
Henry I. Shaw, Jr.
Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters
USMC, 1968
Headquarters V Amphibious Corps Landing Force, Iwo Jima: Division Reports
USMC
Division, 4th Amphibious Corps, V
The Battle for Iwo Jima
Marc Cerasini
Pocket PME – Battle Highlights
Operation Detachment Battle of Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Winners
Maj Paul L. Stokes, USMC (Ret)
21 April 2008