Building for War. The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II - Gilbert, Bonita
The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II
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This intimately researched work tells the story of the thousand-plus Depression-era civilian contractors who came to Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, in 1941 to build an air station for the U.S. Navy. Author Gilbert charts the contractors' hard-won progress as they scramble to build the naval base as well as runways for U.S. Army Air Corps B-17 Flying Fortresses while war clouds gather over the Pacific. Five hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese struck Wake Island, which was now isolated from assistance. The undermanned Marine Corps garrison, augmented by civilian-contractor volunteers, fought back against repeated enemy attacks, at one point thwarting a massive landing assault. The atoll was under siege for two weeks as its defenders continued to hope for the U.S. Navy to come to their rescue. Finally succumbing to an overwhelming amphibious attack, the surviving Americans, military and civilian, were taken prisoner. While most were shipped off to Japanese POW camps for slave labor, a nu...
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2012Uitgever: Philadelphia/Oxford, Casemate364 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1612001297ISBN-13: 9781612001296Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Gilbert, Bonita] [Pagina's: 364] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Philadelphia/Oxford, Casemate] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: Building for War. The Epic Saga of the Civilian Contractors and Marines of Wake Island in World War II]
