Author PROFILE

Derrick Wright

Derrick Wright's interest in the Second World War was sparked by his childhood in the Teeside area which was subjected to many bombing raids, After national Service with the Army, he became an engineer specialising in Ultrasonics. Retired, he lives with his wife on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. He has four daughters. Derrick has written two books for Osprey.

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SITE ARTICLES

Iwo Jima - The Japanese perspective

On 19 February 1945, 72,000 United States Marines of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Divisions launched an amphibious attack on the small island of Iwo Jima some 660 miles south of Tokyo; their objective was to neutralise ...

March 1, 2001 12:00 AM