So Sad to Fall in Battle : An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima

A detailed portrait of Japanese general Tadamichi Kuribayashi draws on the military commander's letters from Iwo Jima to describe the fierce struggle of Japanese defenders on Iwo Jima to resist the onslaught of American troops, holding out against a superior force for more than a month with little food or water. Reprint.