My Iwo Jima Saga

The authorized, first-hand account by the commander of the company that raised two American flags atop Mount Suribachi during the World War II battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945 — a bloody battle that was immortalized in the famous, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Joe Rosenthal that helped inspire a war-weary nation to victory. Col. Dave E. Severance, USMC (Retired), spent much of his life preserving the truth about that seminal battle against those who would fabricate and perpetuate their own roles in its history. He did so out of a deep sense of obligation to protect and defend his men and their true role in history — especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.