Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) by Abdulaziz A — 02 Feb 2013

War is hell and evil but both sides are humans.

This review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) was written by Abdulaziz A on 02 Feb 2013.

Letters from Iwo Jima has generally received very positive reviews.

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Iwo Jima from the point of view of defeated, narrated honestly, dignified and without stereotypes…

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