The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of World War II. The island, located 750 miles south of Tokyo, was a strategically important location for the United States as it could be used as an airbase for bombing raids on the Japanese mainland.Battle of Iwo Jama. (Source: catalog.archives.gov/id/513219)On February 19, 1945, the 4th Marine Division landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima and immediately encountered fierce resistance from the heavily fortified and en...