The Snapshots in Time Collection
Captured Japanese Twin Anti-Aircraft Gun Position Overlooking Invasion Fleet, Iwo Jima, 1945
A captured Japanese anti-aircraft gun stands silent, its sights once trained on the invasion beaches below. Beyond it, the vast Allied fleet that supported the assault on Iwo Jima rides at anchor offshore, a testament to the scale of the February-March 1945 operation. Project: 218318