American ships off Iwa Jima, strategic island outpost. 1945. - 8x10 photo

American ships off Iwa Jima, strategic island outpost. 1945. - 8x10 photo "American ships off Iwa Jima, strategic island outpost.1945. The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the U.S.Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese ImperialArmy during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goalthe South Field and the Central Field), to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanesemain islands.[4] This five-week battle comprised some of the fiercest and bloodiest fightingof the War in the Pacific of World War II. After the heavy losses incurred in the battle, thestrategic value of the island became controversial. It was useless to the U.S. Army as a stagingbase and useless to the U.S. Navy as a fleet base.[6] However, Navy Seabees rebuilt the landingArmy positions on the island were heavily fortified, with a dense network of bunkers, hiddenartillery positions, and 18 km (11 mi) of underground tunnels.[8][9] The Americans on the groundwere supported by extensive naval artillery and complete air supremacy over Iwo Jima from thebeginning of the battle by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators.[10] Japanese combat deaths numberedthree times the number of American deaths, although uniquely in the Pacific War, American totalon Iwo Jima at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner, some of whom werecaptured because they had been knocked unconscious or otherwise disabled.[1] The majority ofthe remainder were killed in action, although it has been estimated that as many as 3,000 continuedto resist within the various cave systems for many days afterwards, eventually succumbing totheir injuries or surrendering weeks later.[1][12] Despite the bloody fighting and severe casualtiesin arms and numbers as well as complete control of air power—coupled with the impossibilityof Japanese retreat or reinforcement, along with sparse food and supplies—permitted no plausiblecircumstance in which the Americans could have lost the battle.[13] The battle is rememberedprimarily by Joe Rosenthal's Associated Press photograph of the raising of the U.S. flag ontop of the 169 m (554 ft) Mount Suribachi by five U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy combat corpsman.on the mountain, both of which took place on the fifth day of the 36-day battle. Rosenthal'sphotograph promptly became iconic—of that battle, of the Pacific War, and of the Marine Corpsitself—and has been widely reproduced.[14]" Pickid: 507364 This is a high quality REPRODUCTION print. Where necessary, the image has been cleaned,digitally enhanced and restored by a proffessional to further enhance the quality and enjoymentvery confident that you will be pleased by the quality of our prints. We offer a fullmoney back guarantee on all our items. Copyright By purchasing this photo copyrightdoes not transfer. We are selling these photos as collectibles only and no copyright is implied.PAYMENTS We only accept PayPal as method of payment. Please note thatyou do not need to have a PayPal account to pay using PayPal, just a valid debit or credit card.safe delivery. We aim to dispatch the same day or the next working day. We arein a fantastic location for shipping, right between USA and Europe - shipping has proven tobe faster from us than local shipping in some countries like USA. We dispatch using IcelandPost 1st Class or UPS Express delivery. Shipping times for normalshipping: USA orders should take approx 8-12 days to be delivered. WESTERN EUROPEEUROPE / USA / CANADA can take up to 15 working / business days to be delivered. RESTOF THE WORLD can take up to 16 working / business days to be delivered Express shippingvia UPS takes usually up to 1-3 business days, anywhere in the world. Shipping costShipping is based on the actual cost of shipping, we ship from Iceland where the images areand we ship with Iceland Post and UPS. Iceland Post has fantastic shipping record and we havebased right between USA and Europe so we can offer fast shipping to both continents. We do notoffer discounts on shipping but we gladly offer combined shipping. Shipping consists of a baseprice and then a small extra fee added for each additional image. Economyshipping – A priority Europe $4,99 + $1 for every extra item. USA$4,99 + $1 for every extra item. Registered letter with tracking number