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The poem on page 295 by Hitomaro, translated by Kenneth Rexroth,
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Iwo Jima : World War II veterans remember the greatest battle
of the Pacific / [edited by] Larry Smith. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-393-06234-2 (hbk.)
1. Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945—Personal narratives,
American. I. Smith, Larry (Larry Earl)
D767.99.I9I95 2008
940.54'2528—dc22

2008001301

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