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Unknown valor : a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima Cover Image Book Book

Unknown valor : a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima / Martha MacCallum ; with Ronald J. Drez.

MacCallum, Martha, 1964- (author.). Drez, Ronald J., 1940- (author.).

Summary:

"In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II ... Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito--among them, a member of her own family"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062853851
  • ISBN: 0062853856
  • Physical Description: xvii, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-314).
Formatted Contents Note:
Arlington, Massachusetts, 1938 -- Infamy -- Outrage -- The changing tide -- What Hirohito knew -- The first step : say a prayer for your pal on Guadalcanal -- 1943 -- Cracking the inner ring -- Willing to fight -- D-Day : from Normandy to Saipan -- Japan's doorstep -- "A ghastly relentlessness" -- "An island of sulphur : no water, no sparrow, and no swallow" -- "Hell with the fire out" -- The badlands.

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Subject: Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
Marines > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
United States. Marine Corps > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Genre: Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 38 of 39 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Cambria County Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Highland Community Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 39 total copies.
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Highland Community Library 940.5425 MAC (Text) 35610000962857 HGHM Non-Fiction Available -
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Summary: "In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II ... Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito--among them, a member of her own family"--
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