Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

This documentary is a captivating account of the defense of Wake Island by a small contingent of United States Marines and civilian contractors. From December 8th until December 23rd, 1941 the defenders thwarted an aerial attack and an attempted amphibious landing from a naval task force before finally being overwhelmed by the third attempt by the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Release Date: June 02, 2003

Status: Released

Genres:

Documentary

History

War

100

Cast

Will Lyman

Will Lyman

Narrator

Brad Borman

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Robert F. Haidinger

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John R. Dale

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Ralph J. Holewinski

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