World War II - Pacific
After the famous flag-raising, the battle for Iwo Jima continues for 31 more days and several of the flag raisers die in combat.
Differences over treatment of China put Japan and America at odds.
Many Japanese soldiers and civilians on Saipan kill themselves so Marines do not capture them.
Henry Mucci and his special forces surprise the Japanese and rescue prisoners from Cabanatuan.
See photos of the 27 US soldiers who receive Medals of Honor.
The Japanese defend Iwo Jima with land mines, hidden bunkers and thousands of soldiers concealed on Mount Suribachi; they are difficult to locate and ...
Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle believes that land-based planes, B-25 Mitchells, can reach Japan and drop bombs from navy ships not accustomed to carrying an...
First-hand accounts of Japanese preparations on Iwo Jima come from letters General Kuribayashi and others write home.
Roosevelt orders MacArthur to Australia before the Japanese take over the Philippines.
Twenty-nine Navajos enter the Marines to become code talkers in the Pacific Theater of WWII.
Read first hand how Minoru Genda plans the Pearl Harbor attack.
The US tells Japanese diplomats they will continue an oil embargo, and they want Japan to recognize the Chinese leader, Chiang Kai-shek.
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