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PART I Iwo Jima |
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Decisions, Plans and Preparations, October 1944-February 1945 |
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The Bonins and Ryukyus in Pacific Strategy |
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Planning for Iwo Jima |
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Air Bombing and Naval Bombardment |
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Japanese Preparations |
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Preliminary Poundings, 10-18 February 1945 |
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Carrier Wings Over Japan |
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Two Day's Pounding, 16-17 February |
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D-day minus 1, 18 February |
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D-day at Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945 |
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Pre-landing Bombardment |
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H-hour, 0900 |
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Build-up and Support |
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Air Operations |
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The Conquest of Iwo Jima, 19 February-16 March 1945 |
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The Struggle Ashore, 20-21 February |
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Carrier Strikes and Air Support, 21 February-1 March |
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The Land battle, 22 February-16 March |
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Securing the Island, 17 March-1 June 1945 |
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The Mopping-up Process |
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Air Base and Conclusion |
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The Advance Expeditionary Force |
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PART II Okinawa |
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Preparing for the Ryukyus, October 1944-March 1945 |
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Moving In on the Ryukyus, 18 March-1 April |
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More Preliminaries, 25-31 March |
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The Landing, 1 April 1945 |
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ICEBERG Logistics, March-June 1945 |
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Feeling Each Other Out, 2-5 April 1945 |
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TEN-GO Gets Going, 6-8 April |
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Fast Carrier Support, 1-12 April |
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The Second Week at Okinawa, 7-13 April |
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The Crucial Fortnight, 14-30 April |
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May Days at Okinawa |
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Okinawa Secured, June-September 1945 |
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PART III Miscellaneous Operations |
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