Given up for dead : America's heroic stand at Wake Island / Bill Sloan.
Given up for dead : America's heroic stand at Wake Island / Bill Sloan.
Given up for dead : America's heroic stand at Wake Island / Bill Sloan.
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Publisher
New York : Bantam Books, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N940.54/84
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English
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Physical content
[xiv], 412 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Bantam Books, 2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"In this account, veteran journalist Bill Sloan re-creates this history-making battle, the crushing surrender, and the stories of the uncommonly gutsy men who fought it. From the civilians who served as gunmen, medics, and even preachers, to the daily grind of life on an isolated island - literally at the ends of the earth - to the agony of POW cam...
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Given up for dead : America's heroic stand at Wake Island / Bill Sloan.
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Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-398) and index.
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N940.54/84
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74VvlVMLZxWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvlVMLZxWX
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ISBN
0553803026
9780553803020
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940.542665
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991017388459702626
