The Heart of Hell: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima

by Mitch Weiss

Book Overview

On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. From the towering slopes of Mount Suribachi, Japanese forces opened fire, forcing the U.S. commanders to recalculate battlefield plans. They shelled and bombed the newly discovered enemy positions. It was a move that saved countless lives two days later, when tens of thousands of Marines stormed the beach at the Battle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425279170
• ISBN13: 9780425279175
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Dutton Caliber
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"