ever read “We Band of Angels” about the US nurses on Bataan taken POW?? Worth the read for additional on the ground opinions of mcarthur’s blunders:
http://www.amazon.com/We-Band-Angels-American-Trapped/dp/0812984846
should also add; if Kimmel was kept around a bit longer Wake may have never fallen but when they kicked Kimmel out they gave up Wake...Another great historical book for you:
http://www.amazon.com/Given-Up-Dead-Americas-Heroic/dp/0553585673