A stunning book about surviving the battle for Iwo Jima, from the perspective of a Navy Corpsman. When Richard Overton returned from Iwo Jima in March of 1945, he thoughtfully noted his day-by-day experiences. These detailed notes were used to compile the most gripping personal account yet of a combatant on Iwo Jima. As part of the 2nd Battalion, 26th Regiment, 5 Marine Division, he briefly describes his training at Camp Pendelton and Camp Tarawa, and quickly delves into the action when he landed on D-day, February 19, 1945. Each day brought new horrors, and heartbreaking decisions to either stay up with his unit, or stay behind to treat the endless casualties. The cumulative effects of sleep deprivation, adrenaline overload, and overwhelming fear ultimately lead to his being evacuated, but not before enduring unimaginable horror.

God Isn't Here: A Young American's Entry into World War II and His Participation in the Battle for Iwo Jima

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Overton, Richard E.

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With attention to detail only an eye-witness can offer, corpsman Richard E. Overton's gut-wrenching memoir of the battle at Iwo Jima, captures the insufferable horrors of combat at the greatest battle of the modern era. It Is likely the most chaotic, intense, and deadly conflict ever fought by the U.S. military. The Marines attacked an entrenched and invisible enemy whose suicidal plan was to protract the battle, and break the American's will to fight. Because of the continually shifting lines, the Japanese were everywhere, and Overton and his unit faced relentless close contact with the enemy. He endured persistent mind-numbing artillery attacks, night-time infiltrators and deadly hand-to-hand combat. Within the first few days of battle, most of the men of his platoon were lost. His own survival is a mystery that still haunts him to this day. The trauma of seeing men eviscerated, added to the cumulative effects of sleep deprivation and adrenaline overload, led to his evacuation from Iwo Jima... but not before he endured the unimaginable.

God Isn't Here

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