Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

1h 45min

Documentary

History

War

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.

Production Companies

History

Greystone Communications

Release date

2nd Jun 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English