"“We had to take that island to speed the end of the war against Japan.”But the capture of Iwo Jima had come at great cost.Sixty-thousand marines had landed on the barren, volcanic island that was five miles long and two and half miles wide. For five weeks these men would become involved in some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting of the Second World War.One third of them would end the battle either dead or wounded.The U.S. Marines on ..."
A Past That Won't Rest Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi by JimLucas, Jane Hearn Hardcover, 172 Pages, Published 2018 by University Press Of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1-4968-1651-1, ISBN: 1-4968-1651-X
"Contributions by Howard Ball, Peter Edelman, Aram Goudsouzian, Robert E. Luckett Jr., Ellen B. Meacham, Stanley Nelson, and Charles L. OverbyA Past That Won't Rest: Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi collects never-before-published photographs taken by Jim Lucas (1944-1980), an exceptional documentary photographer. His black-and-white images, taken during 1964 through 1968, depict events from the civil rights movement in ..."
"The US Marines on Iwo Jima, first published in 1945, and written by five on-the-scene combat correspondents, is a highly readable account of the invasion by U.S. Marines of this tiny yet strategically important volcanic island. The book is based on the author's own observations while on the island, plus recounts the experiences of dozens of men involved in various aspects of the fighting. Presented in chronological order, the battle unf ..."