Beyond Walks on MSN

The barefoot marine who changed a World War II battle

On the black volcanic sands of Iwo Jima during World War II, American Marines were pinned down by invisible Japanese defenses ...
CNN

In 1945, her grandfather stormed the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima. 80 years later, she’s retracing his footsteps

Editor’s Note: Samantha Bresnahan is a supervising producer for CNN and author of the new book, “IN BLOOD, FLOWERS BLOOM: A World War II Story of Valor and Forgiveness Across Generations,” which ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

#14. "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949)

Marine Sgt. John Stryker (John Wayne) is despised by his own men for his rough attitude and exhausting training regimen. As the war in the Pacific progresses, though, they begin to respect Stryker's ...
The New York Times

The Battle of Iwo Jima: A History

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. In Photos U.S.