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Episode 257-The Fall of Wake Island

Episode 257-The Fall of Wake Island

FromThe History of WWII Podcast - by Ray Harris Jr


Episode 257-The Fall of Wake Island

FromThe History of WWII Podcast - by Ray Harris Jr

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The marines on Wake Island are holding out, due to discipline and Japanese tactical mistakes. Yet Maj. Devereux is unaware of this and thus brings to fighting to an end. Yet the Japanese atrocities are only just beginning, against the marine and civilian POWs. As for Adm. Frank Fletcher's task force to save Wake, that suffers too, from the equally timid Vice Adm. Pye.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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A biweekly podcast covering the last great war. Join Ray Harris Jr as he explores World War Two in intimate detail.