Iwo Jima is generally thought to be the most ferociously battle ever engaged in by Americans -- yet compare it to the battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.

• Iwo lasted 36 days
• Chosin was 15 days
• Iwo had 6,135 Americans killed in action or 175 per day
• Chosin had 3,115 killed in action or 208 per day
• Iwo had 17,841 wounded or 510 per day
• Chosin had 14,000 wounded or 510 per day
• Iwo contained 60,000 Marines
• Chosin had 20,000 armed forces (17000 Marines, 2,000 U.S. Army, and 1,000 British Royal Marines)
• Iwo had 22 Medals of Honor awarded or one for every 2,727 men
• Chosin had 17 Medals of Honor awarded or one for every 1,726 men
• Iwo Marines outnumbered the Japanese 3 to 1
• Chosin forces were outnumbered by the Chinese by 5 to 1
• Iwo Marines killed 20,000 Japanese or 571 per day
• Chosin forces killed 28,000 Chinese or 1,867 per day