U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month.
Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/world/asia/the-battle-of-iwo-jima-a-history.html
Author : Hannah Beech
Publish date : 2025-02-23 21:00:00
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