A grateful FDR paid tribute to their fighting spirit, which inspired Hollywood's first World War II movie "Wake Island." In this episode, you'll meet the legendary defenders of Wake Island ...

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 ...

Google Maps has captured a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s a tiny place but the spot - roughly 2,300 miles west of Honolulu - hides a dark and gruesome history.

Jasper Dawson of Butte, a prisoner of war all throughout World War II. Since his story was published ... bombing raid 2,300 miles away, at Wake Island and its smaller islands, Peale and Wilkes.

He lived to tell his story, one that includes surviving the battle of Wake Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Wednesday marks 80 years since the beginning of the battle, which has been ...