1276. AMERICAN MARINES TAKE IWO JIMA A superb account of the vicious battle over the tiny island of Iwo Jima, as reported in The New York Times, Feb. 25, 1945, 60pp. folio. The front page bears a 6" x 6" image of photographer Joseph Rosenthal's famous shot of marines raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi with the caption: "OLD GLORY GOES UP OVER IWO". The headlines above and below read: "MARINES WIN HALF OF IWO'S CENTRAL AIRFIELD... JAPANESE OVERRUN...Marines Smash Through Maze of Defenses in Bloody Iwo Battle...REACH PLATEAU'S TOP...". The exciting story beneath reads, in small part: "...Marines on Iwo Island pushed northward 300 to 500 yards to overrun half of the fighter airstrip in the center of the island...overcoming a maze of connecting pillboxes, blockhouses and fortified caves. They passed through heavily-mined area...In a single area of 400 by 600 yards on the east coast, the marines had to neutralize about 100 caves, thirty to forty feet deep...The Japanese on Iwo are using new techniques developed from lessons of previous landing...the planting of the American flag on Suribachi...marked a definite change in American fortunes..." Page 28 also bears a large map of the island showing the extent of the Americans' advance. Other stories in the newspaper include news of a 1,600 plane raid on Tokyo, the drive on the Ruhr then nearing Cologne, and much more. Disbound and in fine condition, printed on fine rag paper (versus pulp) as this copy was intended for preservation in libraries and institutions, thus very rare!  $1,500-2,000