As the Americans approach, the Japanese defenders dig deep into the volcanic earth of Iwo Jima. Some want to be heroes, others just want to see their wives.

Best Director nominee Clint Eastwood's charged companion piece to his "Flags of Our Fathers" is a poignant and impressive deconstruction of the World War II battle from the perspective of the ...

This was followed by Letters from Iwo Jima, which dealt with the tactics of the Japanese soldiers on the island and the letters they wrote home to family members. Letters from Iwo Jima was the ...

This was followed by Letters from Iwo Jima, which dealt with the tactics of the Japanese soldiers on the island and the letters they wrote home to family members. Letters from Iwo Jima was the ...

and directing others like Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) and American Sniper (2014). Often, his acting and directing work has overlapped, and these overlaps are some of the most memorable titles of ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows ... and Paul Walker; and "Letters From Iwo Jima," starring Ken Watanabe. He discusses World War II-era ...