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Victory in defeat : the Wake Island defenders in captivity /

Told here for the first time in vivid detail is the story of the defenders of Wake Island following their surrender to the Japanese on December 23, 1941. The highly regarded military historian Gregory Urwin spent decades researching what happened and now offers a revealing look at the U.S. Marines,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Urwin, Gregory J. W., 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Naval Institute Press, 2011.
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  • Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. "issue in doubt": the siege of wake island; 2. "the emperor has ... presented you with your lives" the shock of capture; 3. "very odd people indeed" the first twenty-four hours in captivity; 4. "the japanese continue to treat us with respect" a deceptively gentle transition to POW life; 5. "a real hell ship" from wake island to yokohama on the nitta maru; 6. "never had i felt so desolate or so weary"from murder at sea to despair on land; 7. "the most painful days we spent in prison camp" hitting bottom at woosung.