LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA DVD

Movie Description:
The untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense otherthan sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, theunprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashiand hismen transform what was predictedto be a swift defeat into nearly 40 daysof heroic and resourceful combat. Their sacrifices, struggles, courage and compassion live on in the taut, grippingfilm.