{"product_id":"9780805070712","title":"Iwo Jima : The Dramatic Account of the Epic Battle That Turned the Tide of World War II","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIwo Jima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Richard F. Newcomb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling\u003ci\u003e Abandon Ship!\u003c\/i\u003e comes aclassic work of World War II history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard F. Newcomb is one of the true masters of military storytelling. In researching \u003ci\u003eIwo Jima\u003c\/i\u003e he interviewed hundreds of Iwo veterans, both American and Japanese; read the diaries and letters of fighting men; and combed through masses of official navy and marine records to write the full story of one of the most famous battles in U.S. history. With exceptional depth, intelligence, and emotional power, Newcomb recounts the events of February 19, 1945, in which common men were thrust into impossible circumstances, demonstrating valor and even humor amid the horror and chaos of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A dramatic and honest accounting, worthy of the men who earned Admiral Nimitz's accolade of the batttle where 'Uncommon valor was a common virtue.'” —\u003ci\u003eHenry I. Shaw, Jr., Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805070712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593787355342,"sku":"9780805070712","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_dc87268a-4909-4b33-9c85-f18fccada17b.jpg?v=1637793562","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805070712","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}