History on a Shirt
Cart 0

Knights Without Parachutes — wwii

What the Marines Fought for: B-29s Land on Iwo Jima

iwo jima marines wwii

What the Marines Fought for: B-29s Land on Iwo Jima

By 4 March, the Marines held enough of the main airstrip to give B-29s a better chance than landing in the ocean.

Read more →


Toothbrushing on Iwo Jima

iwo jima marines wwii

Toothbrushing on Iwo Jima

All the squad used the same toothbrush that day. Sharing a toothbrush that had been in someone else's mouth was better than sharing the toothbrush each used to keep his weapon clean.

Read more →


Battalion Moves Ahead, Regimental Combat Team Stuck

iwo jima marines wwii

Battalion Moves Ahead, Regimental Combat Team Stuck

Discouragingly, RCT 25 finished the day back in the position they had started from that morning.

Read more →


No Progress Across Iwo Jima

iwo jima marines wwii

No Progress Across Iwo Jima

At day’s end, they were right back in their morning position.

Read more →


1945 Was Not a Leap Year

iwo jima marines wwii

1945 Was Not a Leap Year

Hell’s Island gets letters from heaven.

Read more →