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'''Iwo Jima''' is an unihabited sulfurous island 650 miles southeast of [[Tokyo]].  

'''Iwo Jima''' is an uninhabited sulfurous island 650 miles southeast of [[Tokyo]].  

The [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] in February 1945, was a victory by 70,000 [[American]] [[Marines]] over 22,000 [[Japanese]] defenders of a small island in [[World War II]]. Although the military advantages of winning were minor, the battle became iconic in America as the epitome of heroism in desperate hand-to-hand combat.

The [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] in February 1945, was a victory by 70,000 [[American]] [[Marines]] over 22,000 [[Japanese]] defenders of a small island in [[World War II]]. Although the military advantages of winning were minor, the battle became iconic in America as the epitome of heroism in desperate hand-to-hand combat.

===Films and fiction===

===Films and fiction===

* "Flags of Our Fathers." Eastwood, Clint, producer and director; Spielberg, Steven and Lorenz, Robert, producers.  Color. 2hr., 12min.  Dreamworks Pictures, 2006. Distrib. by Paramount; screenplay by Iris Yamashi ta

* "Flags of Our Fathers." Eastwood, Clint, producer and director; Spielberg, Steven and Lorenz, Robert, producers.  Color. 2hr., 12min.  DreamWorks Pictures, 2006. Distrib. by Paramount; screenplay by Iris Yamashi ta

* ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (2007) Directed by Clint Eastwood. Produced by Robert Lorenz. Amblin Entertainment, 2006. 141 mins. (Warner Home Video; [http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Iwo-Jima-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B00005JPKE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1213465363&sr=8-1 DVD]  

* ''Letters from Iwo Jima'' (2007) Directed by Clint Eastwood. Produced by Robert Lorenz. Amblin Entertainment, 2006. 141 mins. (Warner Home Video; [http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Iwo-Jima-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B00005JPKE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1213465363&sr=8-1 DVD]  

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