Sincere, straightforward look at Iwo from a person who spent the whol campaign patching the wounded, counting the dead and comforting the living. He continued this work as a medical missionary after the war. ( )

Memories of the Battle of Iwo Jima as told by Dr. James Vedder, surgeon of the 27th Marines. Told in a literate style by the author who behaved very creditably on Iwo winning the Silver Star and spent much of his later professional career with medical mission work. The book must have been written from diaries as each day is written in detail with description and dialogue. ( )