{"product_id":"2940170658602","title":"The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History","description":"It was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, claiming a third of all marines killed in World War II. The relentless fighting on Iwo Jima lasted for thirty-six days, but most of us only know the iconic photo of five soldiers raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi. For Fred Haynes, a young captain in Combat Team 28, Surabachi was one marker in a ferocious blood-letting against an enemy of 22,000 warriors who were dug into caves and tunnels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories told here for the first time will seem too cruel, too heartbreaking, even too fantastic to be believed. As one veteran remarked, \"Each day we learned a new way to die.\" By the time Haynes's unit had broken through the main Japanese resistance, 75 percent of the three assault battalions-the frontline fighters who charged enemy positions-were gone. Many of the exhausted survivors were shattered. In five weeks, Combat Team 28 had advanced 5,600 yards, closed 2,088 caves, and lost 5,885 lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lions of Iwo Jima\u003c\/i\u003e helps answer the essential questions: who were these men, how were they trained, and what accounts for their extraordinary performance in battle?","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169731625200,"sku":"2940170658602","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170658602_p0.jpg?v=1763714957","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170658602","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}