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On Feb 23, 1945, one of the most famous photos in American history was taken atop Support Suribachi, as five American soldiers began to raise an American flag. The picture, which most People in the usa are instantly familiar with, has come to symbolize the strength and sacrifice of America's military, and though many realize it was taken during the Struggle of Iwo Jima, a lot of the actual struggle and the context of the picture itself have been overshadowed. The Struggle of Iwo Jima, code name "Procedure Detachment," is more of a misnomer than anything. It was fought within a large North american invasion aimed by steps toward japan mainland, and it was more like a siege that lasted 36 times from February-March 1945, with non-stop fighting with each other every minute. In fact, the iconic flag-raising photography was taken just four times into the struggle, and as that picture suggests, the battle had not been a pristine tactical event but an unceasing horror without haven for cover. As veteran and publisher Adam F. Christ place it in the foreword of his exhaustive review of the action, "it is carnage...that is what Iwo was...the Gettysburg of the Pacific." Iwo Jima described the traditional amphibious assault of the World War II era, around the Normandy invasion does, but it came later in the war. In Europe, the Struggle of the Bulge got already been gained, and German makes would surrender in early May. However, japan Empire was still at a significant level of strength and condition of resolve, and an essential offensive, milling from island to island with naval product to naval product and air to air was satisfied with maniacal amount of resistance by the foe. When Admiral Chester Nimitz was aimed to capture an island in the Bonin group, Iwo Jima stood out for its importance in making progress resistant to the mainland, with three airfields that would allow American air makes to attack japan mainland. However the Japan were also well aware of how important Iwo Jima was, and they fought desperately in bunkers and tunnels that required the People in the usa to carefully clear them out little by little. Significantly less than 5% of japan soldiers on Iwo Jima were taken alive, and North american casualties were estimated at 26,000, with 6,800 killed or captured. Per month later at Okinawa, which lasted from April-June, the People in the usa suffered an estimated 62,000 casualties, with 12,000 People in the usa killed or captured. These fatal campaigns came after widely-held predictions that taking these islands would amount to only a brief footnote in the overall theater. However, the countrywide figure of the Empire was similarly misunderstood. The Greatest Battles in History: The Struggle of Iwo Jima comprehensively includes the entire armed forces situation that led up to the struggle, analyzes the decisions created by the battle's most important leaders, and talks about the aftermath of the American win.
