The Story of Wake Island

The Story of Wake Island by James P. S. Devereux Audiobook
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Product Info

Sounded ID: 9781982758851

ISBN: 9781982758851

Publication Date: May 22, 2019

Publisher: Author's Republic

Language: English

Author Name: James P. S. Devereux

Narrator Name: Joel Schrank

Studio Narrated Audiobook 6 hrs 47 mins | HISTORY | Wars and Conflicts | World War II

The Story of Wake Island

Publisher
Author's Republic
Narrator
Joel Schrank

Studio Narrated Audiobook

This audiobook is a traditionally narrated work produced in a studio with a live voice actor and contains no content generated using Voice Replica technologies or synthetic narration.

On December 8th, 1941, just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 36 Japanese bombers attacked Wake Island and destroyed eight of its 12 aircraft.
Two more raid shortly followed, further reducing the defensive possibilities for the men who were left to defend this small area of American soil in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
Major James P. S. Devereux was the Commanding Officer of the first Marine Defense Battalion who faced Japanese onslaught.
The first Japanese landing attempt on the morning of December 11th was repelled by a ferocious defense put forward by Devereux and h...

On December 8th, 1941, just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 36 Japanese bombers attacked Wake Island and destroyed eight of its 12 aircraft.
Two more raid shortly followed, further reducing the defensive possibilities for the men who were left to defend this small area of American soil in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
Major James P. S. Devereux was the Commanding Officer of the first Marine Defense Battalion who faced Japanese onslaught.
The first Japanese landing attempt on the morning of December 11th was repelled by a ferocious defense put forward by Devereux and his men.
Yet, although the Japanese had withdrawn without landing, they continued to bombard the island by air and sea, and there was little hope of resupply for the Americans.
For 15 days the American troops suffered endless bombardments until the second major Japanese offensive was launched on December 23rd.
Against overwhelming forces the Marines and other troops that were stationed on the island fought valiantly, but after 49 men had lost their lives in the fight, the remaining American men and civilians were captured by the Japanese.
.James P. S. Deveraux’s remarkable book The Story of Wake Island takes the listener to the heart of the action from the point of view of the commanding officer. It is a brilliant account of this tragic event that demonstrated the fighting spirit of the American soldier even in the face of unbeatable odds.
James P. S. Devereaux was a United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman. After the ferocious 15-day battle of Wake Island Devereux was interned for nearly four years in Japanese prison camps. His book The Story of Wake Island was first published in 1947 and he passed away in 1988.

Chapters

# Title Duration
1. 01-Opening

0 mins 20 secs

2. 02-AuthorsNote

0 mins 33 secs

3. 03-Preface

6 mins 52 secs

4. 04-MissionToWake

39 mins 48 secs

5. 05-TheAttack

17 mins 41 secs

6. 06-AfternoonDecember8

18 mins 15 secs

7. 07-TheSecondRound

23 mins 33 secs

8. 08-TaskForce

23 mins 25 secs

9. 09-AllJapsAreLiars

18 mins 57 secs

10. 10-WhenTimeStoodStill

24 mins 54 secs

11. 11-TheMisfortunesofSgtGragg

9 mins 34 secs

12. 12-TheLuckyDollar

27 mins 30 secs

13. 13-December22

14 mins 43 secs

14. 14-December23

30 mins 28 secs

15. 15-TheMenFromMars

42 mins 29 secs

16. 16-TheSagaofWilkes

23 mins 15 secs

17. 17-...AndAHappyNewYear

33 mins 01 secs

18. 18-PrisonCamp

22 mins 16 secs

19. 19-TheMountFujiProject

23 mins 32 secs

20. 20-PostscriptToWake

4 mins 28 secs

21. 21-Closing

0 mins 19 secs

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