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On 8th December 1941, just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, thirty-six Japanese bombers attacked Wake Island and destroyed eight of its twelve aircraft.Two more raid shortly followed, further reducing the defensive possibilities for the men who were left to defend this small area of American soil in the center of the Pacific Ocean.Major James P. S. Devereux was the Commanding Officer of the 1st Marine Defense Battalion who faced Japanese onslaught.The first Japanese landing attempt on the morning of 11th December was repelled by a ferocious defense put forward by Devereux and his men.Yet although the Japanese had withdrawn without landing, they continued to bombard the island by air and sea, and there was little hope of resupply for the Americans.For fifteen days the American troops suffered endless bombardments until the second major Japanese offensive was launched on 23rd December.Against overwhelming forces the Marines and other troops that were stationed on the island fought valiantly, but after forty-nine men had lost their lives in the fight, the remaining American men and civilians were captured by the Japanese.James P. S. Deveraux’s remarkable book The Story of Wake

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Author

James Patrick Sinnott Devereux

Publisher

Battery Press

Published

1947

Language

EN

ISBN

9780898392647

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities

Rating

4.4 / 5 (2,209 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14