Monographie

Wake Island, 1941 : a battle to make the gods weep / Jim Moran ; illustrated by Peter Dennis

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Titre(s)
  • Wake Island, 1941 : a battle to make the gods weep / Jim Moran ; illustrated by Peter Dennis
Auteur(s)
Autre(s) responsabilité(s)
Editeur, producteur
  • Oxford : Long Island City (N.Y.) : Osprey publ., cop. 2011
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (96 p.) : ill., cartes ; 25 cm
Collection
  • Campaign 144
ISBN
  • 978-1-84908-603-5
  • 1-84908-603-6
EAN
  • 9781849086035 br.
Appartient à la collection
  • Campaign (Oxford) 1759-4987 144
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 940.542 665
Note sur la description bibliographique
  • Table des matières
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 94. Chronol. Index
Note sur le contenu
  • Origins of the campaign Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing forces Opposing plans The Battle of Wake Island Aftermath The battlefield today
Résumé ou extrait
  • La 4e de couv. indique : "On the same day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also launched air attacks on Wake Island, an important American naval base still under construction in the Pacific. Three days later a Japanese invasion force was bloodily repulsed by the scratch force of Marines, sailors, and even construction-worker volunteers who defended it. Despite US efforts to relieve the island, the Japanese launched a much greater invasion attempt a few weeks later and, despite gallant resistance, the US forces were compelled to surrender. This book tells the complete story of the 16-day siege of Wake Island, and of the vicious fighting that took place in one of the legendary 'last stands' made by the US military"
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