Iwo, 26 Charlie

World War II Navy, Book 10

The island of Iwo Jima was the epic land and sea battle that produced one of the iconic images of WWII: the Marines raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi, an active volcano that was the site of intense hand to hand combat. In this gripping novel, P. T. Deutermann follows a young gunnery liaison officer, Lee Bishop, who during the ferocious battle for the island is pulled from his station aboard the USS Nevada to serve onshore as a spotter, calling in coordinates for the ship to target with missiles.

But Bishop is completely unready for what he will witness and experience: a literal hell, during which 26,000 Americans are killed in a fight to the very last man, which culminates in the blistering, sulfurous tunnels of Surabachi itself, where an entire platoon of Marines is held captive. Iwo, 26 Charlie is a dramatic, utterly authentic novel by an award-winning writer.

©2023 P. T. Deutermann (P)2023 Tantor

Great story. Narrator not so much

Always a great story from PT,

This narrator was abysmal. Every sentence spoken with overly dramatic running out of breath. It got really annoying .

The hard truth about the men who fought at Iwo.

It was all good. A captivating story that was well presented and well told by the reader.

Feeling

Nothing but there are a few references that I didn't recognize. for example the LC1 boat is new to me

Classic war story

Not disappointed as a Deutermann fan. Simple but fun to listen to in the genre.

Best P. T. book

I've listened to all of P. T.'s books and this is the best so far. Great story & narrator. Very detailed and emotional. Highly recommend.