Iwo Jima : red blood, black sand

Resource Information

The work Iwo Jima : red blood, black sand represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Oshkosh Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Iwo Jima : red blood, black sand

Title remainder

red blood, black sand

Statement of responsibility

[a production of Spectrum Films, Inc.]

Title variation

Red blood, black sand

Contributor

• Spectrum Films (Firm : Rancho Cordova, Calif.)
• WGBH Video (Firm)
• Bond, Randal
• Courtney, Richard
• Smith, Robert J., Jr

Subject

• Documentary -- Television special
• Documentary television programs
• Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)
• Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
• Japan -- History, Military -- 1868-1945
• Soldiers -- Interviews
• United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American

Genre

• Documentary
• Documentary television programs
• Interviews
• Personal narratives, American

Language

eng

Summary

During World War II, Iwo Jima, a tiny island 660 miles from Tokyo, was defended by 21,000 Japanese soldiers determined to fight to the death. The U.S. campaign, which began on February 19, 1945, was expected to last only a few days. Instead it claimed the lives of nearly 7,000 Marines and lasted for over a month. Features interviews with twenty-one veterans of the 1945 battle and rare combat footage

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director/producer, Randal Bond ; writer/editor, Robert J. Smith Jr

Date time place

Originally broadcast on television on PBS in 1995

Intended audience

Grade 7+; includes material that may not be suitable for young children. Viewer discretion advised

LC call number

D767.99.I9

LC item number

I96 2007

PerformerNote

Narrator, Richard Courtney

Runtime

89

Target audience

general

Technique

live action