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Pearl Harbor 1941: The day of infamy
Carl Smith
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Description for Pearl Harbor 1941: The day of infamy
Paperback. This account of Pearl Harbor provides an illustrated examination of one of the most significant events World War II. It seeks to uncover what really happened and why the Japanese were so successful. This 60th anniversary edition includes a CD of extracts from the Osprey Web event. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam; Laurier, Jim. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 colour & 70 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
A revised edition of this highly illustrated account of the day, Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared, that would "live in infamy".
December 7, 1941 was one of the single most decisive days of World War II - the day that brought the USA into the fight. Six Japanese aircraft carriers disgorged their full complements in two waves on the superior US Pacific Fleet as it lay slumbering in Pearl Harbor. Depending on opposing viewpoints, the attack was either a brilliant maneuver of audacious strategy, or a piece of unparalleled villainy and deception by a supposedly friendly power.
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Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Campaign
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841763903
SKU
V9781841763903
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Ref
99-50
About Carl Smith
Carl Smith has had a life long fascination with many aspects of the military history of the United States. A specialist writer of many years experience, he lives and works in Virginia. David Aiken has studied Pearl Harbor from his earliest book acquisitions at age nine. His database on Japanese aviation and Pearl Harbor has been utilized by ... Read more
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