25.2.07

Iwo Jima

In 36 days of fighting there were 25,851 US casualties (1 in 3 were killed
or wounded).
Of these, 6,825 American boys were killed. Virtually all 22,000
Japanese perished.


A batalha dos contrastes, num calhau estratégico. O retrato bruto e sensível no filme de Eastwood. Sem contradições.