Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

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War
History
Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

1940s
world war ii
u.s. marine
pacific theater
wake island

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 2, 2003
Original language: English
Production: History,Greystone Communications,History, Greystone Communications
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0372021