Pearl Harbor 1941: The Day of Infamy - Revised Edition

Carl Smith

Osprey Publishing, Sep 25, 2001 - History - 96 pages

December 7, 1941 was one of the single most decisive days of World War II (1939-1945) - 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. This revised edition, containing the latest research on the events of December 7, 1941, reveals several previously unknown aspects of the attack and dispels key myths that have been built up around the fateful day - a day, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared, that would "live in infamy".

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Review: Pearl Harbor 1941: The Day of Infamy - Revised Edition (Campaign #62)

User Review  - David - Goodreads

A decent book with a decent telling of the events of the day. Marred by some typos and misinformaiton.

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 7
• CHRONOLOGY: 19
• THE FIRST WAVE: 35
• PEARL HARBOR TODAY: 85
• INDEX: 94

About the author

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 many students, researchers, artists, authors, historians, and museums. For this title he has contributed the latest research on the events of December 7, 1941.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pearl Harbor 1941: The Day of Infamy - Revised Edition; Volume 62 of Campaign (Osprey Publishing); Volume 62 of Campaign series; Volume 62 of Osprey military campaign series
• Author: Carl Smith
• Illustrated by: Jim Laurier
• Edition: 60, illustrated, reprint, revised, annotated
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2001
• ISBN: 184176390X, 9781841763903
• Length: 96 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / General; History / Military / World War II