
Flamethrower
Iwo Jima Medal of Honor Recipient and U.S. Marine Woody Williams and His Controversial Award, Japan's Holocaust and the Pacific War
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Narrated by:
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Bryan Mark Rigg
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By:
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Bryan Mark Rigg
Late in the Pacific War, as Americans were fighting their way to the home islands of the Japanese Empire, one of the fiercest battles of World War II was raging. The Japanese had created, perhaps, the best defended area anywhere on an island called Iwo Jima. Days into the bloody battle, casualties were high on both sides. United States Marines were taking an awful pounding out in the open from enemy-fortified positions.
Imperial Japanese soldiers in pillboxes and bunkers knew that the greatest danger they faced was from a flamethrower if it could get near enough to hit them. Imagine a little guy strapping on a highly flammable 70-pound weapon, instantly drawing heavy enemy fire as he maneuvered close enough with a small team of Leathernecks to destroy a pillbox. Woody Williams did just that on the hellishly hot and sulfurous volcanic island of Iwo Jima, destroying Japanese emplacements against dire odds. He, along with numerous comrades, did it again and again, taking out hundreds of fortifications which had stalled their regiment’s advance to secure the islands airfields.
The capture of Iwo Jima helped the powerful new B-29s have P-51 fighter-plane escorts to help the bombers pound Japan into submission. Iwo actually was a backup landing zone for the Enola Gay if she had difficulties delivering her atomic bomb on 6 August, 1945, at Hiroshima - a bomb American leaders hoped would bring Hirohito to his knees, begging for surrender terms so World War II would stop.
Accomplished military historian Bryan Mark Rigg reconstructs Woody Williams’ remarkable story, from his youth on a dairy farm in West Virginia to his experiences as a Marine in Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima. Using never-before-known documents and interviews, Rigg brings out new information about the Pacific War unknown until now. Rigg enables the listener to better appreciate the brave marines and their heroics.
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The subject itself is graphic in nature so don't expect a glossed over version of history. Mr. Rigg has done a fantastic job of researching the material and has, unfortunately, uncovered some inconvenient truths in one man's Medal of Honor award. The book itself is about so much more than Woody Wilson's story, and dives deeply into the Pacific campaign of WWII, and Iwo Jima in particular detail.
Mr. Rigg has faced some legal issues from Woody Wilson getting this book out, but it should be noted that at no time does the author call his heroism into question; just the events surrounding the actions leading up to the MOH being awarded.
Fantastic book
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Excellent History
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Fantastic!
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10 hours too long
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Amazing historical read
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Worth the read at any price!
PS I am not sure what the cost is of hiring a professional narrator are but I hope Mr. Rigg springs for a narrator the next time around.
Great Read!
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One of the best books on the Pacific War.
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Don't listen to audiobook
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WAY TOO REDUNDANT
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Much too long!
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