Marines in World War II
Historical Monograph
The Defense of Wake
by Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl, Jr., USMC
Historical Section, Division of Public Information
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
1947
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Contents
- Final Preparations, Autumn, 1941
- Raids through 10 December
- Genesis of the Relief Expedition
- Enemy Plans and Actions, 8-11 December
- The Attempted Landing, 11 December
- Enemy Plans and Actions, 11-21 December
- The Relief Attempt, 15-23 December
- The Enemy Approach on Wake
- The Defense of Wake Island
- The Fight on Wilkes
- The Surrender, and After
Appendices
Illustrations
- U.S. Colors Being Hoisted Over
Wake
- Maj. James P.S. Devereux
- Commander Winfield S. Cunningham
- Maj. Paul A. Putnam
- Wake Prior to 1941
- Offshore, Heavy Surf
- Thick Foliage
- Aviation Gasoline Being Pumped
Ashore
- Marine Camp on Wake
- 3-Inch Antiaircraft Gun
- Japanese Flagship
- Japanese Light Cruiser
- Japanese Bomber's Eye View of
Wake
- Grumman F4F-3 Fighter
- USS Tangier, The Relief
Ship
- South Shore of Wake Island
- Patrol Craft 33
- Capt. Henry T. Elrod
- Marine Command Post
- Beached Japanese Landing Craft
on Wilkes
- Thick Brush on Wilkes
- Defender's Eye View
- Wreckage on Peale
Maps
- Defense Installations on Wake
- Surface Action of 11 December
1941
- U.S. and Japanese Naval
Operations About Wake
- Situation on Wake Island, 0400,
23 December 1941
- Situation on Wake Island at Time
of Surrender
- Japanese Landing on Wilkes
- U.S. Counterattack on Wilkes
- Pacific Ocean: Distances from
Wake
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