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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Author: Andrew Wiest
Condition: Like New
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“A date which will live in infamy.”—US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Sunday, December 7, 1941, was supposed to be a day of rest for the military personnel at Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor naval base on the island of Oahu. But at 7:55 a.m., Japanese carrier-based planes launched a surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet moored in the harbour. Thousands of lives were lost that day, drawing the United States into World War II and beginning a new phase of the war in East Asia.
In Pearl Harbor, our expert author offers a concise photographic guide to this key turning point in World War II. The book is divided into chapters covering the origins and military strength of the naval station; Japanese plans and dispositions; the attack itself; the damage caused; the clean-up operation and aftermath; and the life of the base today. See rare photographs of Japanese airplanes taking off to launch the attack; aerial views of the US naval base before and during the air attack; the destruction wrought; the key figures involved on both sides; and the memorials that have been erected, especially to the sunken battleship USS Arizona.
Pearl Harbor provides a photographic exploration of this momentous event and its aftermath in 160 dramatic photos.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Title & Author
Type of Book
Photographic history
Illustrated campaign history
World War II history
Coffee-table style military history book
Theater(s) of War
Pacific theater
Hawaii / Oahu / Pearl Harbor naval base
Operations and Campaigns
Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 (“day of infamy”)
Main Nations & Sides Involved
United States of America (USA) – Allies
Empire of Japan – Axis-aligned
US Pacific Fleet
Focus & Scope of the Book
Pearl Harbor naval base: origins and military strength
Japanese plans and dispositions for the attack
The surprise air attack itself (timeline and phases)
Damage to ships, infrastructure, and personnel
Clean-up operations and immediate aftermath
Life of the Pearl Harbor base today
Branches & Services Featured
US Navy
US Army / Army Air Forces presence on Oahu (implied by base context)
Weapons, Aircraft, and Ships
Japanese carrier-based airplanes (attack aircraft taking off for Pearl Harbor strike)
US battleships and other warships of the US Pacific Fleet (including USS Arizona as a sunken battleship and memorial focus)
Visual Content & Format
Extensive photographic content
160 photographs (color and black & white halftones)
Aerial photographs of Pearl Harbor naval base
Images of Japanese aircraft launching the attack
Images of destruction and damage to ships and facilities
Photographs of key figures on both sides
Photographs of memorials (including USS Arizona memorial)
Historical Figures & Leaders
Thematic & Descriptive Keywords
“Day of infamy”
Surprise attack
US entry into World War II
Turning point in World War II in East Asia
Naval base infrastructure
War in the Pacific – opening phase
Casualties and loss of life
Battle damage assessment
Aftermath and recovery
War memorials and remembrance
Historical photography
Classification Hints (Library / Catalog)
World War II – Pacific theater – Pearl Harbor attack
Naval warfare – aerial attack on harbors
Military bases – Hawaii – history
United States – history – 1941 – Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Military pictorial works
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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