A Magnificent Fight The Battle for Wake Island |
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| Author:
| Cressman, Robert J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55750-140-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1995 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $40.95 |
Book Description:
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Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese land-based bombers pounded Wake Island, the American advanced base that was key to the US Navy's strategy in the Pacific. The determined defenders provided a badly needed lift to American morale. Cressman makes extensive use of Japanese materials to identify the enemy order of battle and the roles each unit played in the drama to provide a moving account of the heroism of the defenders in the face if tremendous odds.
Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese land-based bombers pounded Wake Island, the American advanced base that was key to the US Navy's strategy in the Pacific. The determined defenders provided a badly needed lift to American morale. Cressman makes extensive use of Japanese materials to identify the enemy order of battle and the roles each unit played in the drama to provide a moving account of the heroism of the defenders in the face if tremendous odds.