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WWII--U.S. MARINE CORPS--CAPTURE OF WAKE ISLAND! COMPLETE ACCOUNT w/RARE PHOTOS!

WWII--U.S. MARINE CORPS--CAPTURE OF WAKE ISLAND! COMPLETE ACCOUNT w/RARE PHOTOS!

$ 6.33

Availability: 34 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • War: WWII
  • Type: Book
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Year: 2004
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: EXCELLENT
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now

    Description

    "PACIFIC ALAMO--THE BATTLE FOR WAKE ISLAND" is the entire account of the battle for Wake Island. Wake was the scene of the first sinking of major Japanese ships by the U.S. Navy. Wake and Guam were the scenes of the first U.S. Marine Corps defeats since the 1846 battle with Mexican General Santa Anna in California. The first U.S. Marine to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor fought on Wake Island. Pan American Airways is here (had fuel stop on Wake)! The 1st Marine Defense Battalion is here! Marine Attack Squadron VMF-211 is here! The Grumman F4F Wildcat is here! Capt Henry T. Elrod, the first U.S. Marine awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for duty on Wake is here! Accounts of Japanese ships sunk by VMF-211 are here! DETAILED accounts of American POWs in Japanese POW camps are here! The Shanghai War Prisoner's Camp is here! MUCH MORE!
    Book is softback published in 2004. It is in EXCELLENT CONDITION, measures 6" x 9", and contains 308 pages with 16 pages of photographs.
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