{"product_id":"pearl-harbor","title":"Pearl Harbor","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A date which will live in infamy.”—US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt \u003cbr\u003eSunday, 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. \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor,\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a photographic exploration of this momentous event and its aftermath in 160 dramatic photos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW2 Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298888577126,"sku":"9781838862640","price":6.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/4926\/4998\/files\/RUqTdTRW7542uwSDhXoy2QmrtcTctu-8_6aGaMFsS2I.jpg?v=1767230640","url":"https:\/\/ww2bunker.com\/products\/pearl-harbor","provider":"WW2 Bunker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}