Wake Island: An Eyewitness Account by the Commanding Officer

by James Devereux and James P.S. Devereux

Wake Island, first published in 1947 as The Story of Wake Island, is the gritty account by commander James Devereux of the outnumbered and outgunned U.S. Marines stationed on tiny Wake Island during the Second World War. Fighting a large Japanese invasion force, the Marines inflicted heavy casualties (more than 5,700 enemy casualties vs. only 96 American) before being forced to surrender. Following the men's surrender, they were shipped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507834578
• ISBN13: 9781507834572
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"