Geronimo1967
By now, these wartime features relied much less on the preparatory rhetoric of war and could now show the citizens of the USA just how effective their troops were at engaging and defeating their battle-hardened foes across the Pacific. This short feature uses an impressive collection of colour photography to show the invasion of the island of Iwo Jima in the face of formidable and relentless defence. From offshore bombardment to rapid onshore rocket-fire, snipers, mines and barbed wire the advancing soldiers are constantly at risk and although this doesnt go into gory details of the losses suffered, it still doesnt pretend that there are not casualties incurred on their side too. The narration, in retrospect, is a little jingoistic but it s...