How did the battle of Iwo Jima unfold?

In fact, the Twentieth Air Force lost more B-29s to enemy bomber raids from Iwo Jima than it did on any of its long-range forays over the Japanese homeland. .... read more

-21 000 Japanese Troops under General Kuribayashi honey comb Iwo Jima with underground bunkers and defences to stall the Americans and provide time to prepare defense of the home islands. read more

Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. read more

The Battle of Iwo Jima occurred between February 19 th and March 26 th 1945. Although the battle concluded, for several additional years, stranded Japanese soldiers would be found as late as 1949 (or 1951 depending on the source material cited). read more