Wake island 1941 a battle to make the gods weep

"During Wolrd War II (1939-1945), on the same day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also launched air attacks on Wake Island, an American marine and naval base in the Pacific. Three days later a Japanese invasion force stormed the island, but were bloodily repulsed by the scratch force of marines, sailors and even service personnel who defended it. Despite US attempts to relieve the island, the Japanese launched a much greater invasion a few weeks later and, despite gallant resistance, eventually caused the US Forces to surrender. This book tells the complete story of the vicious fighting on Wake Island, one of the near-legendary 'last stands' made by US military forces. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
""On the same day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also launched air attacks on Wake Island, an important American naval base still under construction in the Pacific. Three days later a Japanese invasion force was bloodily repulsed by the scratch force of Marines, sailors, and even construction-worker volunteers who defended it. Despite US efforts to relieve the island, the Japanese launched a much greater invasion attempt a few weeks later and, despite gallant resistance, the US forces were compelled to surrender. This book tells the complete story of the 16-day siege of Wake Island, and of the vicious fighting that took place in one of the legendary 'last stands' made by the US military"--P. [4] of cover."