Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue by Hal Buell

Author:Hal Buell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2010-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

But the fighting was done at the four-man, fire-team level, and the twelve-man squad level. And with those fortified bunkers that had only a slot for a machine gun to fire from, the only way to neutralize them was by small-team action in which two men fired at the port and tried to keep them covered, and two other men moved to the side to plant a satchel charge, drop a grenade, whatever.

—CAPT. LAWRENCE SNOWDEN

The Marine Corps map outlines the plan of battle for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Actually, the Marines did not land on the western side of the island, only on the eastern side. It took from February 19 until March 26 to completely route the Japanese force. Even after March 26 some Japanese holdouts harassed American forces.

U.S. Marine Corp Map

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