Film
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003 · 1h 45m · Documentary · History · War
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- 8.6
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Overview
This documentary is a captivating account of the defense of Wake Island by a small contingent of United States Marines and civilian contractors. From December 8th until December 23rd, 1941 the defenders thwarted an aerial attack and an attempted amphibious landing from a naval task force before finally being overwhelmed by the third attempt by the Japanese Imperial Navy.
Cast
Will Lyman
Narrator
Brad Borman
Himself
Robert F. Haidinger
Himself
John R. Dale
Himself
Ralph J. Holewinski
Himself
Crew
- Craig HaffnerProducer · Director
- Martin GillamWriter
Details
- Release date
- June 2, 2003
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Documentary, History, War
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