Stranded 2,500 Miles from Pearl Harbor - Wake Island - The Loneliest Battle of WW2
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Pictured: Japanese Patrol Boat No.32 and Patrol Boat No.33 beached and burning in attempt to land an amphibious invasion force on Wake Island in December of 1941.
The Battle of Wake Island is often referred to as the loneliest battle of World War II. On December 8, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor surprised American military forces in Hawaii an occupied much of America’s collective imagination. However, the attack on Pearl Harbor was only one of a collection of offensives the Japanese conducted on that day. Stranded nearly 2,500 miles away from Hawaii, halfway to Japan, a small assembly of Marines held back a fierce amphibious assault by Japanese forces as they awaited reinforcements. The frustrated Japanese Navy would have to call in a second invasion force while the US’s naval Task Force 14 raced to relieve the island...
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Pictured: Japanese Patrol Boat No.32 and Patrol Boat No.33 beached and burning in attempt to land an amphibious invasion force on Wake Island in December of 1941.
The Battle of Wake Island is often referred to as the loneliest battle of World War II. On December 8, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor surprised American military forces in Hawaii an occupied much of America’s collective imagination. However, the attack on Pearl Harbor was only one of a collection of offensives the Japanese conducted on that day. Stranded nearly 2,500 miles away from Hawaii, halfway to Japan, a small assembly of Marines held back a fierce amphibious assault by Japanese forces as they awaited reinforcements. The frustrated Japanese Navy would have to call in a second invasion force while the US’s naval Task Force 14 raced to relieve the island...
- As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Docs sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Docs is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas. -
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