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A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island

Chapter 17: About the Author
By Robert Cressman
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A focused military account of the defense of a small Pacific atoll during the outbreak of hostilities, following Marines, aviators, and civilian personnel as they scramble to fortify positions, disperse aircraft, and man coastal and antiaircraft batteries. It follows the chronology of reconnaissance flights and aerial raids, the employment of 5-inch and 3-inch guns, and the challenges of limited personnel, equipment, and early-warning capabilities. Interleaved sidebars profile key commanders, weapons, and notable episodes of leadership and tactical action during the siege.

About the Author

Robert J. Cressman, currently a member of the Naval Historical Center’s Contemporary History Branch, earned both a bachelor of arts in history, in 1972, and a masters of arts in history, in 1978, at the University of Maryland. Formerly also a historian in the Marine Corps Historical Center’s Reference Section, from 1979–1981, he has published articles in such publications as the Naval Institute Proceedings, Marine Corps Gazette, and The Hook. He is the author of That Gallant Ship: USS Yorktown (CV-5) (1985), and editor and principal contributor of A Glorious Page in Our History: The Battle of Midway, 4–6 June 1942 (1990). With J. Michael Wenger, he has co-authored Steady Nerves and Stout Hearts: The USS Enterprise (CV-6) Air Group and Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 (1990) and Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 (1992), another title in this World War II commemorative series of publications.