IWO: Bloodbath in the Bonins

Their goal was to inflict maximum casualties on the Americans to force them to reconsider the seemingly inevitable invasion of Japan. An obvious target for a US amphibious assault, the Japanese had reinforced the garrison and dug miles of tunnels the length and breadth of the island. The island would be a refuge for malfunctioning or damaged bombers coming or going. Iwo Jima was a critical point on the flight path of US bombers from their Saipan bases to their Japanese targets. The resulting.
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