How Flamethrowers Terrified Japanese Soldiers on Iwo Jima

When U.S. Marines stormed Iwo Jima in 1945, they faced an island turned into an underground fortress — bunkers, tunnels, and soldiers who refused to surrender. At first, the portable flamethrower was mocked as useless. But on the black sands of Iwo Jima, it became the weapon that broke Japan’s defenses — burning through bunkers where bullets couldn’t reach.

This is the story of how fire conquered stone, and how fear itself became the Marines’ deadliest ally.

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