| Note |
Unabridged. |
| Performer |
Narrator: David Cochran Heath. |
| Summary |
On December 8, 1941, just five hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese planes attacked a remote US outpost in the westernmost reaches of the Pacific. It was the beginning of an incredible sixteen-day fight for Wake Island, a tiny but strategically valuable dot in the ocean. Unprepared for the stunning assault, the small battalion was dangerously outnumbered and outgunned. But they compensated with a surplus of bravery and perseverance, waging an extraordinary battle against all odds. When it was over, a few hundred American Marines, sailors, and soldiers, along with a small army of heroic civilian laborers, had repulsed enemy forces several thousand strong-but it was still not enough. Among the Marines was twenty-year-old PFC Wiley Sloman. By Christmas Day, he lay semiconscious in the sand, struck by enemy fire. Another day would pass before he was found-stripped of his rifle and his uniform. Shocked to realize he hadn't awakened to victory, Sloman wondered: Had he been given up for dead-and had the Marines simply given up? In this riveting account, veteran journalist Bill Sloan re-creates this history-making battle, the crushing surrender, and the stories of the uncommonly gutsy men who fought it. |
| System details |
Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 384457 KB). |
| Add'l Names |
Heath David Cochran.
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| ISBN |
9781666110470
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| STANDARD # |
6CB04C3D-0316-4D44-BC9C-B3264496E3E6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
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