Chronicles the United States assault against the Japanese forces on Iwo Jima in 1945.

Includes index.

Author's note -- Prologue to invasion -- A gathering of warriors -- D-Day: curtain time in hell -- The men of Suribachi and Two Flags -- Brave men in navy blue -- Five days of carnage -- Of the living and the dead -- Halfway to victory -- Stalemate and breakthrough -- The final phase -- Epilogue.