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Iwo Jima - Monuments, Memories And The American Hero: Karal Ann Marling and John Wetenhall
Iwo Jima - Monuments, Memories And The American Hero: Karal Ann Marling and John Wetenhall
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In the split second that it took Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal to snap the shutter of his Speed Graphic, a powerful and enduring American symbol was born. Iwo Jima: Monuments, Memories and the American Hero tells the story of that icon as it appeared over the next 40 years in bond drive posters, stamps, Hollywood movies, political cartoons, and sculpture, most notably the colossal Marine Corps War Memorial outside Washington, D.C. It is also a brilliant and moving study of the soldiers who fought one of the bloodiest battles in modern warfare and the impact that Iwo Jima had on the rest of their lives. The battle of Iwo Jima raged for many days and ultimately claimed the lives of almost 7000 American serviceman, yet that famous photo - a grainy outline of massed men and their flag - already symbolised victory.
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1st edition; hardback; blank front endpaper neatly removed; dust jacket is not price-clipped and has a little shelfwear; tightly bound and clean within, Autobiography/Bio/Non-Fiction, MilitariaShare
