A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island
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About This Book
Contents: Maj. Gen. P.S. Devereux; Col. Walter L. J. Bayler; Comm. Winfield S. Cunningham; Maj. Paul A. Putnam; 1st Lt. John F. Kinney; defensive mainstay: the M3 Antiaircraft Gun; the Nells, Bettys, & Claudes of Japan; Sgt. William J. Hamilton; humbled by sizable casualties; the Defense battalions 5-inch guns; Cap. Henry T. Elrod; still no help; Cap. Frank C. Tharin; 2nd Lt. David D. Kliewer; Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher; all hands have behaved splendidly; this is as far as we go; a difficult thing to do; sources. Maps & photos.
Chapters (53)
- A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle For Wake Island
- A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island
- Sidebar: Major James P. S. Devereux
- Sidebar: Commander Winfield S. Cunningham
- Sidebar: Major Paul A. Putnam
- Sidebar: Defensive Mainstay: The M3 Antiaircraft Gun
- Sidebar: The Nells, Bettys, and Claudes of Japan
- ‘Humbled-by Sizeable Casualties’
- Sidebar: The Defense Battalion’s 5-Inch Guns
- Sidebar: Captain Hentry T. Elrod
- ‘Still No Help’
- Sidebar: Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher
- ‘All Hands Have Behaved Splendidly’
- ‘This Is As Far As We Go’
- ‘A Difficult Thing To Do’
- Sources
- About the Author
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