Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue

An in-depth account of the World War II battle of Iwo Jima, immortalized in Joe Rosenthal`s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of the raising of the American flag on Mt. Suribachi, describes the events of the battle between U.S. Marines and Japanese forces, as well as Rosenthal`s ten days on Iwo Jima during the conflict, in a narrative complemented by more than 120 archival combat photographs. Reprint. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.