Facing Fearful Odds by Gregory J. W. Urwin (1998, Hardcover, Illustrated)

"Facing Fearful Odds" is THE book on the subject. Professor Gregory Urwin's tireless effort to compile the bulk of this unquestionably bulky book.
Urwin has contributed a priceless addition to the collection of great American historical monographs.
This is perhaps one of the best compilations of Wake Island information that at no time reads like the encyclopedia it resembles. Urwin has virtually left no stones unturned on the subject of Wake Island history up to its Japanese occupation.
This is a huge and potentially intimidating book that is worth every bit of its seemingly steep price tag. Invest in your brain, you get what you pay for and then some!