Kamikazes and the Lingayen Gulf Naval Operations
The ordeal of the United States Navy under kamikaze attack during January 4th, to 12th, 1945, when the performance of the kamikazes was at their peak. Background American planning [...]
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 3
The Fifth Division and Hill 362-A On the left flank meanwhile, the 5th division had been undergoing a hard fight of its own. Their objective was the highest hill on [...]
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 2
The Capture of Mount Suribachi The morning of D+1, the day after D-day, was a cold and miserable one for the marines ashore, dampened by a light rain. Morning light [...]
The Battle of Iwo Jima Part 1
The Battle of Iwo Jima, fought from February 19th to March 20th, 1945, was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, and one of the costliest of the Pacific War. [...]
Captain John L. Pratt’s Narrative of the Sinking of the USS Bismarck Sea off Iwo Jima
DECLASSIFIED Recorded: 22 March 1945 Narrative by: Captain John L. Pratt, USN Sinking of the USS BISMARCK SEA off Iwo Jima. Captain Wright: This is March the 22nd, 1945, in the [...]
