The Battle of Wake Island 8 December 1941: Storm of Steel Military History

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Published on May 6, 2019 6:23:16 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mawO7bdjTtE

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On the 8th of December 1941 the Japanese attacked the American held Wake island. This video examines the history of the island and the assault including the aftermath.

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Burton, John (2013). Fortnight of Infamy: The Collapse of Allied Airpower West of Pearl Harbor. (US Naval Institute Press).
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Devereux, Colonel James P.S. (1997) [First published 1947]. The story of Wake Island. (Nashville: Battery Press.)
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Dull, Paul (2007). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press.
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Sloan, Bill (2003). Given up for dead : America's heroic stand at Wake Island. (New York: Bantam Books.)
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Uwrin, Gregory J.W. (1997). Facing Fearful Odds: The Siege of Wake Island. University of Nebraska Press.
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