One of World War II's most famous ... atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island. Why was it so important for American forces?

A Stinger machine gun in WWII Which is ... of how they performed on Iwo Jima. Despite the success of the Stinger at Iwo Jima, the story stops here. Six months after American forces raised the ...

Wausau, Wis.? For nearly six decades, World War II veteran Jerry Ziehme spoke proudly of his role as a corpsman on Iwo Jima — a moment he says was captured in a photograph taken by Pulitzer ...

After 10 weeks of aerial bombing and ... Total American casualties at Okinawa during three months of fighting there would be nearly double those suffered at Iwo Jima. About 200,000 Japanese ...

In early 1945, the Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured an iconic shot of troops raising an American ... of Iwo Jima. It became one of the most famous images from World War II ...

Image caption, 4/7: Once out in the Pacific, the Code Talkers were involved in battles between 1942 and 1945, including Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima ... history? WW2: Was it right to bomb Hiroshima?

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows. He looks at the bombing raids in ... portrayals of the Battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags ...

Rosenthal’s contribution to World War II photography was the highlight of a long career mostly spent covering local events for the San Francisco Chronicle. The Battle of Iwo Jima took place ...