ABSTRAK33Jepang sebagai negara yang kuat di Asia ingin setara dengan negara-negara Eropa dan Amerika. Untuk membuktikan bahwa Jepang kuat, Jepang ikut serta dalam Perang Dunia I dan menjadi salah satu negara yang meraih kemenangan. Dengan keberhasilan itu, Jepang kembali ikut dalam Perang Dunia II. Namun keadaan berbalik, Jepang yang awalnya mendapatkan kemenangan mulai lemah. Ketika Amerika menyatakan akan menyerang Iwo Jima yang jaraknya dekat dengan Ibukota Tokyo, Perdana Menteri Jepang menunjuk Jendral Kuribayashi untuk memimpin perang di Iwo Jima. Berbagai strategi digunakan agar Iwo Jima tidak jatuh ke tangan Amerika. Perang di Iwo Jima pernah difilmkan pada tahun 2006 oleh Clint Eastwood. Film ini dibuat berdasarkan surat ndash; surat Jendral Kuribayashi selama memimpin perang di Iwo Jima.ABSTRACT

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Japan as acountry that has reputablystrong,remarkable in its establishment in Asia has the tendency to be on par with Westerns in terms of political and industrial achievement. To justify its stance as being one of a kind, later they participates in World War I and became one to gained victory. By virtue of the success, Japan then regressed to joining forces again in World War II. Yet things got turned around when the Japanese were initially stands on the conquering side, starts to gradually lose its composity. The time America announces the attack on Iwo Jima along toward the capital, The Prime Minister appointed General Kuribayashi to lead the extensive battle. Various strategies are maneuvered in order to the island does not fall into America rsquo s hands. Due to the value of its historical reference, Battle of Iwo Jima has officially filmed in 2006 by Clint Eatwood. The plot is based on the letters of General Kuribayashi regarding the acquisition of The Battle of Iwo Jima. 34