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It's December 11, 1941, and the Japanese cruiser Yubari fires with her 5.5-inch guns.
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The target is the American-held Wake Island.
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In command is Rear Admiral Sadamichi Kajioka, who's been told by Japanese intelligence that Wake Island is practically defenseless.
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The rest of Kajioka's task force joins in.
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Two more light cruisers and six destroyers assist with the bombardment.
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On the beaches of Wake Island, US Marine gunners hunker down in the dugouts of their 5-inch
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coastal defense guns as the massive Japanese shells kick up fountains of dust and coral.
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The gunnery officers call into their radios requesting permission to return fire.
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The island's commanding officer, Commander Winfield S.
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Cunningham, orders his men to hold on.
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He knows that Wake Island's old 5-inch guns are outranged by the Japanese cruisers.
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The Marines must hold their nerve until the Japanese ships get closer.
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His men don't understand why Cunningham won't let them fire back.
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They curse Cunningham under their breath for putting them in such danger.
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Out at sea the Japanese can't cede the well-camouflage gun positions.
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And it seems like Wake Island is completely silent.
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With all enemy defenses seemingly taken out, Kajioka orders the troops to be deployed to be deployed.
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Behind the warships are two troopships packed with men from the Special Naval Landing Force.
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Japanese bayonets glint in the early morning light as they get ready to storm the beaches and bring glory to the Empire.
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But the Japanese overconfidence brings them in range of the Marines' coastal guns.
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Finally, Cunningham's voice comes over the field telephone, ordering the Marines to open fire.
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The Marines quickly elevate their guns and get the Japanese cruisers sighted.
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Already loaded, they fire off a first volley of shots within seconds.
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The 5-inch shells race across the water towards the Japanese fleet.
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Kajioka's flagship is rocked as a massive spurt of water shoots up and splashes the windows of the bridge.
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Moments later, there's another.
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Round splashed down in the water all around his task force.
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Kajioka tracks the shells back towards the island and is completely shocked to see flashes of light crackle along the beaches.
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On the beach, the marines heave their 5-inch shells into the breach to reload their guns.
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Adjusting their aim, Yubari is in their sights.
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The 5-inch shell bursts from the muzzle and tears through the air towards the flagship.
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Kajioka is knocked off his feet as the round slams into his ship, shaking the entire vessel.
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Alarms blare across Yubari, it's only a minor hit, and the ship's still running.
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But Kajioka wastes no time in taking evasive action.
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Let's get the end of the tunnel.
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Let's go to the front.
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A thick cloud of grey smoke billows out as the fleet turns swiftly around
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and accelerates away from the coast under its cover.
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But not everyone else acts as quickly.
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Suddenly an enormous blast rumbles across the sea.
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The destroyer Hayate is shrouded in an enormous explosion.
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It's a critical hit which ignites the magazine and sends a gigantic cloud of thick rolling black smoke rising from the water.
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The destroyer is torn in half and the two sections of hull rapidly sink beneath the waves.
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In just a matter of seconds there's nothing left except a field of debris.
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Kajioka knows that there will be no survivors.
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He curses the faulty Japanese intelligence that has cost the lives from the crew of the Hayati.
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He's got no choice but to call off the landing.
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The cruisers steam away, followed by the surviving destroyers and the landing ships.
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Back on Wake Island's command post, Cunningham isn't going to let them get away.
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Send in the Wildcats!
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He's gambling his last four remaining fighter planes to hunt down the Japanese ships.
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High above the island, four Marine Corps F-4F Wildcats break off in pursuit of the retreating Japanese force.
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In the lead is Marine Fighter Squadron Commander Major Paul Putnam.
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Flying alongside him is Captain Henry Hank Alrod.
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Each plane carries two 100-pound bombs beneath its wings.
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Hank spots the Japanese fleet first.
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I see them.
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I'm going for the destroyer.
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Pushing the nose down, he starts diving towards the Japanese destroyer Kisaragi, while the other Wildcats split and each take a target from the remaining enemy ships.
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Across the Japanese task force, lookouts sound the alarm.
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Sailors sprint to their anti-aircraft guns, slapping on magazines and swiveling around to confront the approaching Wildcats.
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The Japanese gunners start to fire as tracers snake into the sky.
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They send a storm of bullets towards the American planes.
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Approaching the ship from the rear, the Wildcat rocks with impact.
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Hank grits his teeth and holds his nerve, lining up Kisaragi in his gun sight.
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He strafes the ship with bullets as he moves from stern to bow and punches the bomb release.
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Bombs come crashing down and punch through the deck plating before burrowing inside and exploding deep within the ship.
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Flames flash across the deck and Kisaragi drifts to a halt.
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All out of bombs and ammunition, the Wildcats head back to Wake Island to rearm for another round of attacks.
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On the Kisaragi, sailors fight desperately against the flames, but the Inferno is just too fierce.
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Fire reaches the stern igniting a rack full of depth charges.
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The charges cook off creating a series of thunderous explosions.
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From the bridge of Yubari, Rear Admiral Kajioka watches in angst as the destroyer is torn apart along with 150 men.
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Grim-faced Kajioka orders his surviving ships to return to base.
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As the Japanese retreat, the Wildcats are on their way back to the airfield.
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Hank has just become the first American pilot to sink a Japanese warship.
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But there's no time for celebration as his aircraft suddenly starts shuddering violently.
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In the cockpit the fuel needle collapses to zero and within seconds the engine sputters and goes silent.
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The damage he took from the Japanese anti-aircraft guns has crippled his plane.
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He starts losing speed and altitude rapidly.
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Hank looks around for an option.
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Then he sees it, a long and smooth section of beach.
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He decides to try and land his Wildcat.
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Down below, the commander of the Marine Ground Forces, Major James Devereaux, sees the Wildcat gliding in towards the beach with smoke trailing behind him.
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Dropping everything, Devereaux runs towards the beach.
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Back in the cockpit, Hank fights with the controls, trying to get every foot of altitude.
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The yellow sand at the beach fills his windscreen and he braces for impact.
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The Wildcat slams into the ground, grinding over the stones and rocks.
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Finally, the plane skids to a halt.
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Devereaux reaches the crashed Wildcat seconds later.
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The plane is completely twisted and broken.
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The cockpit canopy is still jammed shut and he can't see any movement inside.
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He bangs on the glass.
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Hank!
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Devereaux slides back the canopy.
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Miraculously, it reveals that Hank's unhurt, and he's more worried about the aircraft than himself.
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I'm sorry as hell about the plane, sir.
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There's no way that Hank's plane can be returned to service.
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The Americans are left with just three operational Wildcats to defend the skies.
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Over the next few days, the Japanese redouble their efforts to neutralize the marine defenses with multiple bombing raids.
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After relentless air combat, only two battle-worn Wildcats remain operational on the island.
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Kajioka gets reinforcements from the Naval High Command.
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The aircraft carriers Suryu and Hiryu bring almost 120 aircraft to the fight.
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On December 22nd they launch a massive bombing raid with 33 bombers escorted by 6 A6M Zero fighter planes.
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The Japanese bombers approach Wake Island from the north, where Captain Herbert Freuler spots them while flying a combat air patrol.
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and he's on patrol.
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Freuler radios the other wildcat, but it's still several minutes away on a patrol south of the island.
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The bombers are escorted by Zeros.
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Despite being outnumbered 6 to 1 by the Zeros, he doesn't hesitate and dives his aircraft down towards them.
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He lines up a bomber in his sights and squeezes the trigger for his machine guns.
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In seconds the bomber is burning and falling down towards the water.
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The escorting Zeroes break off to pursue him.
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Moments later, in another Wildcat, 2nd Lieutenant Carl Davidson arrives on the scene.
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He sees the shapes in the distance emerging ahead of him.
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A group of fighters are dogfighting, one of them must be Froiler.
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But down below, the Japanese bombers are still heading towards their target.
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He has to choose.
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Save his friend or try and save Wake Island.
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Davidson knows what he needs to do.
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and he tips his nose down to follow the enemy bombers.
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He quickly closes in on the slow bombers and fires off a burst from his guns.
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The first bomber goes down in a smoking wreck.
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Davidson then pulls around in a wide loop for another run.
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He's focusing through the gun sight, lining up his next target.
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But he doesn't notice a Zero bursting through the sky behind him.
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Out of nowhere, the Zero's cannon fire smashes into his plane.
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Davidson fights with the controls trying to pull out of the firing line, but it's no use.
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His plane's burning and it isn't responding.
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Davidson plunges down towards the ocean.
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He doesn't have any time to bail out before his plane hammers into the surface of the water
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and it shatters all around him.
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Froiler sees the terrible sight of his friend Davidson's plane sinking below the waves.
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But he has no time to mourn.
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He still has to escape the enemy fighter on its tail.
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Froiler pulls his stick this way and that, trying to evade the incoming fire, but he can't escape the Japanese pilot.
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Cannon rounds tear onto the Wildcat.
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Froiler screams out in pain and desperately grips the stick.
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His plane's still flying properly and he keeps on making evasive maneuvers.
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He sees that the bombers are continuing on to their targets.
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They drop their bombs and strike facilities across Wake Island.
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Explosions and fires rage across the island as the bombers pull away and head back to their carriers.
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Once again, Wake Island burns.
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More rounds come bursting in Froyler's play and he's sure that this is the end.
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But then, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the Zero turn away.
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With a bombing run complete, the Zeros break off the attack.
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Froiler nurses his plane back towards Wake Island's runway.
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Fighting through the agony of his shrapnel wounds, he manages to set the Wildcat down safely.
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The engineers rush out to take a look at the plane.
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With one look, they know it's hopeless.
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The Wildcat is riddled with bullet holes.
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There's nothing they can do.
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With Davidson shot down and Froiler damaged beyond repair, Wake Island is all out of fighter aircraft.
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Just after midnight on December the 23rd, Marine sentries spot lights flickering on the dark horizon.
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Cunningham orders his defenders to take their positions for a last stand.
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With their planes out of action, the Marine aviators fight as infantrymen.
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Hank and Major Putnam are positioned to defend the last remaining 3-inch anti-aircraft gun on the edge of the airfield.
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Out in the distance, Kajioka's task force moves into position.
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The Japanese Admiral is determined to get revenge for his lost ships and take Wake Island.
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The cruisers unleash a formidable range of shell fire.
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The 5 and 8 inch shells crash down onto the island.
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Then the firing stops.
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Two destroyers that have been converted into landing ships steam into the southern shore of the island
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and pile up onto the beach and 1,000 Japanese infantrymen start their attack.
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In the darkness, the marines can just make out noises in the distance.
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They send up illumination flares, revealing two big ships close enough to be hit by the 3-inch gun.
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The Marine gunners quickly get the 3-inch gun horizontal and centered onto one of the landing ships.
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The shell flies off the gun towards the beach Japanese landing ship and smashes into the hull with a loud bang.
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The gun was designed to take down enemy aircraft, but it's just as effective in this role.
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For a brief moment, the Marines feel like they can hold the line.
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But then… Open fire!
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Bullets start whizzing past the Americans.
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Spread among the trees and undergrowth, the Japanese troops have begun their attack.
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The marine aviators blaze away, firing through the trees and undergrowth that separate them from the beaches.
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Next to Hank, a .30 caliber machine gun barks away, spraying rounds into the Japanese.
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But there's just too many of them.
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Hank hears a scream as one of the men goes down, clutching a bullet wound.
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A squad of Japanese soldiers comes charging towards his position, bayonets fixed and desperate to take the three-inch gun.
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Hank shoulders his Tommy gun and quickly fires off several bursts of 45 ACP rounds.
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The bullets smack into the leading Japanese soldiers, bringing them down and breaking the charge.
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The Japanese squad immediately hunkers down.
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But Hank knows the Americans can't hold out much longer.
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Then word comes over the radio.
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Major Devereaux orders to fall back to the inner perimeter.
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The Marines start pulling back through the bushes.
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Hank knows the Japanese will cut them down if he doesn't do something.
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He grabs a grenade ready to hurl it into the enemy line.
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He waits as the Japanese soldiers close in.
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Then Hank rises up.
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From a concealed position, a Japanese soldier takes a shot.
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Hank never hears the bullet.
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He falls to the ground.
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Putnam is already scrambling back when he realizes Hank is no longer beside him.
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Hank!
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Hank!
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He turns and sees Hank's body lying still.
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Putnam grabs Hank's arms and pulls with all his strength, dragging his friend back through the trees.
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Bullets crack all around him, but he doesn't stop until he's safely back behind marine lines.
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Major Devereaux sees Putnam arrive and rushes over to check on Hank.
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Hank's dead.
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There's no time to mourn.
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Devereaux, Putnam and the other Marines fight for their lives as the Japanese troops come crashing towards them.
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In his command post, Cunningham knows that he can't keep on fighting.
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Finally, with a heavy heart, he steps out of his command post.
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The Japanese have won.
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The guns fall silent and Japanese troops round up the surviving Americans and take them prisoner.
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On the bridge of Yubari, Kajioka allows himself a moment to savour his victory.
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Wake Island belongs to the Japanese Empire, but the cost was far higher than expected.
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Cunningham, Putnam and Devereaux would survive years of brutal captivity before returning to the US in 1945.
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Henry Hank T.
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Aurod was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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Click this link to see the midway from the Japanese perspective.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Este vídeo tem 211 frases e 2479 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 17:09. O falante mantém um ritmo estável de cerca de 145 palavras por minuto, confortável para o shadowing. Apenas 73% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é exigente.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| bomber substantivo | /ˈbɑmɚ/ | bombardeiro |
| shell substantivo | /ʃɛl/ | concha |
| bullet substantivo | /ˈbʊlɪt/ | bala, projéctil |
| fighter substantivo | /ˈfaɪtɚ/ | lutador, lutadora |
| destroyer substantivo | /dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/ | destruidor |
| tear verbo | /tɛɹ/ | rasgar |
| silent adjetivo | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | silencioso |
| fleet substantivo | /ˈfliːt/ | frota |
| explosion substantivo | /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ | explosão |
| sink verbo | /ˈsɪŋk/ | afundar, submergir |
| burst verbo | /bɜːst/ | arrebentar, estourar |
| patrol substantivo | /pəˈtɹoʊl/ | patrulha, patrulhamento |
| defend verbo | /dɪˈfɪnd/ | defender, proteger |
| cloud substantivo | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | nuvem, nimbo |
| thick adjetivo | /θɪk/ | espesso, grosso |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Significado |
|---|---|
| break off verbo | separar |
| call off verbo | cancelar |
| go down verbo | descer |
| hold out verbo | esperar |
| shoot down verbo | abater, derrubar |
| take out verbo | tirar, remover |
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | been told · are outranged · be deployed |
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | who's been told · has cost · has just become |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 16 contrações e formas reduzidas, como can't, doesn't, I'm. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Os sons de “th”: thick /θɪk/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, smooth /smuːð/
- Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: shell /ʃɛl/, explosion /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/, operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, flagship /ˈflæɡʃɪp/, rush /ɹʌʃ/
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, desperately /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, practically /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/, ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Faça shadowing frase por frase na velocidade normal, repetindo cada uma até o seu ritmo ficar igual ao do falante.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como bomber, shell, bullet.
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.