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Investigating Iwo : the flag raisings in myth, memory, & esprit de corps / contributing editor: Breanne Robertson, PhD.

Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps History Division, 2019.

Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-2006.

United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography.

War photography -- Japan -- Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands)

Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Flags.

Nationalism and art -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Nationalism and collective memory -- United States.

Flags -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

9780160953316 (paperback)

xxviii, 371 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm

Foreword / Jan C. Huly -- Preface / [Breanne Robertson] -- Iwo Jima and the struggle for historical truth: an introduction / Breanne Robertson -- Part I: In the Cauldron of War. Black sand and blood: the 36-day battle for Iwo Jima, 19 February-26 March 1945 / Charles P. Neimeyer -- Going to "Tojo's front door": recalling the U.S. Army's role and the flag raising at Iwo Jima / Douglas E. Nash Sr. -- Time, Life, and the flag raisings on Iwo Jima / Melissa Renn -- Raising flags, raising funds: promoting the "Mighty Seventh" war loan / Austin Porter -- Part II: Memory and Meaning. Did Joe Rosenthal save the Marine Corps?: the existential fight, 1943-52 / David W. Mills -- Politics in the art of portraiture: Felix de Weldon's Marine Corps War Memorial / Kate Clarke Lemay -- Another country's flag, another country's servicemen: Rosenthal's photograph and commemoration of the U.S. Marine Corps in Australia and New Zealand / John Moremon -- How the Iwo Jima Memorial became a personal mortuary monument for my Japanese mother / Yui Suzuki -- Part III: Recovering the Past. A flag for Suribachi: the first and forgotten flag raising on Iwo Jima / Stephen Foley and Dustin Spence -- "Supplied flag to Marines to fly from M. Suribachi": confirming the role of LST-779 in the second flag raising / Christopher B. Havern Sr. -- Genaust's motion picture footage: lost in the line of duty / Criss Austin -- Correcting the record: the Huly Panel looks at the Iwo Jima flag raisings / Mary H. Reinwald -- "In fairness to all parties": the Marine Corps corrects the historical record / Keil R. Gentry -- Part IV: Legacy. Every Marine a flag raiser: the legacy and meaning of the Iwo Jima flag raisings / Breanne Robertson and Paul Westermeyer -- Appendices. Appendix A: Official report of the del Valle Board -- Appendix B: Official report of the Huly Panel investigation, part I -- Appendix C: Official report of the Huly Panel investigation, part II -- Appendix D: Official report of the Bowers Board investigation -- Appendix E: Oral history interview with Joseph Rosenthal (excerpt) / edited by Fred H. Allison -- Appendix F: Biographical sketches of key personnel / Ross E. Phillips with Annette Amerman -- Appendix G: Award citation -- Appendix H: Uniforms, equipment, and ordnance / Owen L. Conner and Alfred Houde.

"Investigating Iwo encourages us to explore the connection between American visual culture and World War II, particularly how the image inspired Marines, servicemembers, and civilians to carry on with the war and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure victory over the Axis Powers. Chapters shed light on the processes through which history becomes memory and gains meaning over time. The contributors ask only that we be willing to take a closer look, to remain open to new perspectives that can deepen our understanding of familiar topics related to the flag raising, including Rosenthal's famous picture, that continue to mean so much to us today"--

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