What is the best book about the battle of Iwo Jima (besides "Flags of our Fathers")?
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There have been a number of books about the battle and they are still available.\n\nThe best book is probably "Iwo Jima" by Richard F. Newcomb\n\nHere are some others:\n\n"Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor" by Bill D. Ross \n"Utmost Savagery" by Joseph Col Alexander \n"God Isn't Here: A Young American's Entry into World War II and His Participation in the Battle for Iwo Jima" by Richard E. Overton \nIwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines at War in the Pacific by Eric Hammel
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There is a DVD called "The League of Grateful Sons" It can be found on this web site: Christianbook.com\n\n It is about:\n the godly legacy of the fathers of World War II. Returning to Iwo Jima for the 60th anniversary of that epic battle, tough-as-nails Marine Bill Henderson and P-51 Mustang flyboy Bill Brown share the providences of God and the lessons they learned with their sons and daughters. Includes archival footage and wartime letters. Filmed on location. 75 minutes.\n\nHope this helps.\nI think is awesome that you care about your Dad's beliefs. You are very thoughtful.
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Sun Tzu - The Art of War\n\nGreat book
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what i think is interesting is the war.  It's been awhile since I've read the book, but "we've always been at war with Eurasia"  then it suddenly turns to "we've always been at war with Indoasia(or whatever it was called, like I said it's been awhile).\n\nany-hoot, this reminds me of the war in Afghanistan....we were at war there, then all of a sudden we were in a war in Iraq.  it was like we were always at war in Iraq.  \n\n"Afghanistan?  no, we've always been in Iraq"
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a good book - Their darkest hour - Stuart Hylton\n\nother books-\n\nBrown, M. Evacuees:Gloucestershire:Sutton:2000\nBlake, J. Sid’s Was:London:franklin Wats:1998\nCarradice, P. Wales at War: Wales: Gomer Press:2003\nChilds, A. A World War 2 Evacuee: London:Hodder Wayland:1999\nGardiner, J. The Peoples War:Wiltshire:Collins and brown:19910\nRoss.S. Evacuation :London: Evans Brothers ltd:2002\nRoss.S. The Blitz London: Evans Brothers ltd:2002\nRoss.S. Rationing London: Evans Brothers ltd:2002 \nSmith.N. Family life in the Second World War :England: Wayland Publishers:1994\n\nwebsites-\n\n\nwww.A2A.org.uk\nwww.llgc.org.uk\nwww.ohs.org.uk\nwww.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/war/rationing.htm\n\nand if your that desperate I'll email u a copy of history of childhood assignment I've just done as second year university student it was on evacuee children in the 2nd world war
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"The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear" by Walter Moers. A book so good it's the only one I ever immediately started re-reading as soon as I got to the end.\nIf you want something to just dip into now and again then "English as She Is Spoke: Being a Comprehensive Phrasebook of the English Language, Written by Men to Whom English Was Entirely Unknown" is absolutely hysterical - it's a phrasebook for Portuguese travellers to England, but the translations are more like something from that Monty Python "Hungarian Phrasebook" sketch.
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The name of the book is The Third Millennium by Paul D. Meier.  It tells the story of Michael's, the arch angel, assignment to protect that Jewish family.  The daughter dies in childbirth.  Her husband was a used car salesman.  His father was a Baptist minister who figured out where they needed to go for protection.  The son in the family loved a blind Chinese girl but they never married.  They did not move to Petra either.  They stayed in the U.S.  \n\nIt is an excellent book.  I have read it several times.  My cover is worn off and the pages are yellow and dog eared.
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Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs\nVery good book wish I would have had it years ago.
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Sen. Webb has wrote excellent books on the Vietnam War. I don't know if they are critically aclaimed tho.And yes I have read them. Fields of Fire is the first book I ever read about Vietnam, it is an awesome book!
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Just guessing here, but I'd say Stars and Stripes forever by John Sousa
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There are untold numbers on this subject.  It is one of the most popular historical subjects to write about.\n\nThey approach this from many different perspectives and not knowing your personal interests, it is difficult to suggest the best books:   \n\nFrom my own library, a short, short list.  Some will be at 500 pages or less and some won’t.\n\nThe Civil War, An Illustrated History - by Geoffrey C. Ward.\n\nDon’t know much about the Civil War – by Kenneth C. Davis\n\nAbraham Lincoln (the War Years, 1861 - 1864) by Carl Sandburg\n\nBattle Cry of Freedom, the Civil War Era by James M. Mcpherson\n\nThe Coming Fury\nNever Call Retreat\nA stillness at Appomattox\nTerrible Swift Sword\nThe Hallowed Ground\nAll by Bruce Catton\n\nEmancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men – Jeffrey Rogers Hummel\n\nThe Civil War – Shelby Foote
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The book is called "Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War  \n" by Richard Holmes\n\nRichard Holmes is one of Britain's leading historians, who has brought us Tommy, Sahib, and who last year presented his BBC television series on Winston Churchill. This week sees the publication of his new book 'Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War', in which he focuses on life as a British soldier serving in present-day Iraq. Kirsty talks to Richard Holmes about his new book, which as he admits is a curious hybrid of history and journalism.\n\n'Dusty Warriors' is out now in hardback.\n\n\nyou can buy the book from amazon.com http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007212844/026-0495087-6236417
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Good but a bit outdated. \n\nWinning with People by J. Maxwell is good.  Making Rain by A. Sobel is good too.
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" is pretty good; there is some under-stated humor and lots of juicy stuff for essays. It has the best definition of courage I've ever read, too.
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we invaded iwo jima, which is like Japan's Hawaii.  It is considered a main Japanese island by not the main Japanese island.
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The Japanese movement into the Southern Resources Area (Phillipines, Dutch East Indies).  The campaign in New Guinea.  The Solomon Islands.  The Central Pacific drive by the US (Marianas and Marshalls), the Southwest Pacific drive by MacArthur's forces (New Guinea, the Palaus), both drives culminating in the Phillipines.  Then the campaigns against Iwo Jima and Okinawa, concurrent with the bombing campaign against the home islands by USAAF and USN aircraft, and the submarine campaign.  \n\nToo many to list to go into detail.............
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i have to say thunder king or salute to usa...those are the only ones i  would suggest...if anyone has any better ones then shoot get at me!\naliko