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Iwo Jima: The men who fought and the guns they carried

from American Rifleman

Iwo Jima: The men who fought and the guns they carried American Rifleman In the fight for Iwo Jima, one of the battles that led to the end of Imperial Japan, “uncommon valor was a common virtue.” The guns used by the Marines included John Browning designs such as the M1911A1 pistol, M1918A2 BAR and M1919A4 and M1917A1 machine guns, as well as a little-known gun called the “Stinger.” For three years and two months, the United States had been at war with the Empire of Japan. READ MORE

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