THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA

Approx. 70 minutes
Order# TCV 725
UPC# 820337725076
SRP $16.95

Collectors Edition DVD - It was one of the most important battles of the U.S. Marines island hopping campaign, and resulted in one World War IIs most stirring imagesthe heroic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi. If the Marines could take Iwo Jima, with its airfields within bomber range of Tokyo, the United States would be one step closer to final victory.

FORTIFIED CAVES AND TUNNELS - Buried deep within countless caves and hand-dug tunnels, the 20,500 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima knew they couldnt stop the Marines. Their only goal was to delay an invasion of their homeland and to make as many Marines as possible pay the ultimate price for victory. The Marines assaulted every crevasse on the island, using any means available to take the Japanese effective network of underground fortifications.

UNCOMMON VALOR - vOn the morning of February 19, 1945, the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions invaded Iwo Jima after 72 hours of naval bombardment. By sunset on March 26, almost 7,000 Marines were dead with over 20,000 wounded, but Iwo was in American hands. As further testament to the unprecedented sacrifice of The Battle of Iwo Jima, of the total Japanese defenders on the island, only 200 soldiers were taken alive.

3 COMPLETE PROGRAMS - This DVD collection includes 3 rare programs that combine to tell the complete story of Iwo Jima. From the planning and execution of General Holland (Howlin Mad) Smith and his senior staff, to hand-to-hand jungle combat tactics, you will bear witness to the horror and heroism of one of the most important and costly battles of WWII. Using frontline combat footage (including some very rare color film), plus expert commentary from General Smith, The Battle of Iwo Jima presents this decisive invasion in the kind of vivid detail that will make every history buff want to view it again and again. Color and B&W.