IWO JIMA, Japan - The tunnels of Iwo Jima snake deep beneath the volcanic rock and soil, their entrances camouflaged by a dense tangle of vines and tall grasses.

Iwo Jima taught a Marine about love, a lesson ... but a determined and unrelenting Japanese force held their ground and fought from a series of underground tunnels against American forces for ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima began with an amphibious assault by Marines on Feb. 19, 1945, following months of aerial and naval bombardment. The Japanese had dug a defensive labyrinth of tunnels into ...

IWO-TO, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles.

For troops, mostly Marines wading ashore on Iwo Jima, all that counted was the island’s 22,060 Japanese defenders, who had years to fortify the place and were dug into a network of tunnels and ...

As opposed to being one straight tunnel like most mines, this one is honeycombed, making it very much like the tunnels dug by the Japanese on Iwo Jima. Inside, the tunnels provided a 360-degree ...

The American search team looking for the remains of a U.S. Marine killed after filming the iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima has found two possible sites and will ... "We found two caves and tunnels.

Iwo Jima is Japanese for “sulfur island,” and the Japanese Imperial army had fortified its caves with tunnels and other defenses. The charred island smoldered.

Under the Sands of Iwo Jima. Eastwood's 'Letters' Tunnels Deep Into the Heart of a Fierce Enemy. January 11, 2007. By Stephen Hunter ...

Stepping onto the shores of Iwo Jima 75 years ago, ... 1945, more than 75,000 Marines fought 21,000 Japanese forces who had carved out a network of tunnels and bunkers on the Pacific island.