Dec. 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl HarborFrom the Dust Jacket: December 7, 1941 is the culmination of Gordon Prange's monumental Pearl Harbor trilogy, which has been hailed as a classic work of military history and the definitive study of the day that brought the United States into World War II. December 7, 1941 is a moment, richly detailed chronological account of "the day that will live in infamy" that combines an analysis of the major events and an oral history from the military and civilians who were there. Based on Prange's lifelong, impeccable research as well as on hundreds of interviews with firsthand witnesses, December 7, 1941 is filled with drama, action, and pathos. The events of December seventh are related with the dramatic readability of a novel. Prange served in Japan under General MacArthur after World War II, and the book is enriched with hundreds of extraordinary reminiscences of officers, both Japanese and American, whom Prange interviewed in depth immediately after the war, while their memories of Pearl Harbor were still razor-sharp. December 7, 1941 has the human dimension only oral history can provide. With his major work-the long-awaited final volume of the definitive bestselling trilogy on the attack that catapulted the United States into WWII-Prange, Goldstein, and Dillon have provided us with the ultimate Pearl Harbor story. |
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... cruiser St. Louis welcomed RADM H. Fairfax Leary , commander of Cruisers , Battle Force , who chaired a critique of the recently completed maneuvers at sea . The skipper of the St. Louis , Capt . George A. Rood , believed that the cruisers ...
... cruiser St. Louis welcomed RADM H. Fairfax Leary , commander of Cruisers , Battle Force , who chaired a critique of the recently completed maneuvers at sea . The skipper of the St. Louis , Capt . George A. Rood , believed that the cruisers ...
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... cruiser Chicago , he signaled the Lexington to cancel the scheduled flight delivering aircraft to Midway Island some 50 miles he notified Kimmel of this action , giving his position . Shortly thereafter , Newton received orders to ...
... cruiser Chicago , he signaled the Lexington to cancel the scheduled flight delivering aircraft to Midway Island some 50 miles he notified Kimmel of this action , giving his position . Shortly thereafter , Newton received orders to ...
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... cruiser , 320 Phraner , Seaman George D. , 141 Pierce , fierce major , 357-358 Pilot message ( see Fourteen - point message ) Pittsburgh Post - Gazette , 381 Poindexter , Gov. Joseph B. , 384 Pollack , submarine , 104 , 350 Porter ...
... cruiser , 320 Phraner , Seaman George D. , 141 Pierce , fierce major , 357-358 Pilot message ( see Fourteen - point message ) Pittsburgh Post - Gazette , 381 Poindexter , Gov. Joseph B. , 384 Pollack , submarine , 104 , 350 Porter ...
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Dec. 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor Donald M Goldstein,Gordon W Prange,Katherine V Dillon No preview available - 1989 |
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