Day of Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Steve White

Osprey Publishing, Feb 27, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 48 pages

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on American military bases in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Masterfully planned and executed, the attack devastated the US Pacific Fleet; in less than two hours, Japanese aircraft had sunk or damaged all eight US battleships anchored in the harbor and had destroyed 151 planes. Thrust into battle, the United States could have only one response: war.
DAY OF INFAMY portrays the attack that drove the United States into World War II in full-color, historically-accurate comic book narrative. Featuring the personal stories of front-line heroes like Ken Taylor, George Welch, and mess attendant Dorie Miller, DAY OF INFAMY also provides rich background material – causes and consequences, key players, and a glossary of terms – as well as a list of additional resources that encourages readers to delve further into the time period. DAY OF INFAMY is the ultimate way to experience how Pearl Harbor unfolded and to introduce a lifelong passion for reading.

About the author

Steve White worked for Marvel UK on such comics as The Real Ghostbusters, Thundercats, Transformers, Action Force and The Punisher. Comic book writing credits include Rogue Trooper and Black Light and Flesh: Chronicide, for 2000 AD. He currently works for Titan Publishing, and has edited Modesty Blaise, Dan Dare, Wallace & Gromit Comic and Best of the Simpsons. He lives and works in London. The author lives in London, UK.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Day of Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor; Volume 1 of Graphic History
• Author: Steve White
• Illustrated by: Gary Erkine, Jerrold Spahn
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2007
• ISBN: 1846030595, 9781846030598
• Length: 48 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / World War II; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General