Victory in Defeat: The Wake Island Defenders in Captivity, 1941-1945

by Gregory J.W. Urwin

Book Overview

Told here for the first time in vivid detail is the story of the defenders of Wake Island following their surrender to the Japanese on December 23, 1941. The highly regarded military historian Gregory Urwin spent decades researching what happened and now offers a revealing look at the U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers, and civilian volunteers in captivity. In addition to exhaustive archival research, he interviewed dozens of POWs and even some of their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591148995
• ISBN13: 9781591148999
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"