One Day in History: December 7, 1941

One Day in History: December 7, 1941
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780061984655
ISBN-13 : 0061984655
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis One Day in History: December 7, 1941 by : Rodney P. Carlisle

Offering a unique approach to history, this series of individual encyclopedias will delineate and explain the people, places, events, chronology, and ramifications of pivotal days in history. One Day in History: December 7, 1941 will provide a comprehensive and engaging overview of this date in history as well as an examination of the theme related to the date—the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II. This volume will cover all aspects of December 7, 1941, including background information explaining what led to the date's events and post-date analysis discussing the effects and consequences of the day's events.

December 7, 1941

December 7, 1941
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Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages : 536
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015013945806
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Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis December 7, 1941 by : Gordon William Prange

"The last of the Prange manuscripts about Pearl Harbor"--Page ix. A detailed chronological account of the day. Includes reminiscences of officers, both American and Japanese.

Women Come to the Front

Women Come to the Front
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 26
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ISBN-10 : UCR:31210024941864
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Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Women Come to the Front by : Library of Congress

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor
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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 0297846647
ISBN-13 : 9780297846642
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Pearl Harbor by : H. P. Willmott

This eye-popping, large-size, and image-packed book about the infamous sneak attack that changed the course of history will keep readers fascinated. Through bold images previously unseen outside of Japan, and an authoritative, up-to-date text, the shocking event that was Pearl Harbor unfolds.

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor
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Publisher : ABDO
Total Pages : 27
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ISBN-10 : 9781098281946
ISBN-13 : 1098281942
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Pearl Harbor by : Julie Murray

This title will help readers understand the causes, timeline, and aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is complete with glossary, index, and additional facts. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Pearl Harbor Christmas

Pearl Harbor Christmas
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Publisher : Da Capo Press
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9780306820625
ISBN-13 : 0306820625
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Pearl Harbor Christmas by : Stanley Weintraub

Christmas 1941 came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The shock -- in some cases overseas, elation -- was worldwide. While Americans attempted to go about celebrating as usual, the reality of the just-declared war was on everybody's mind. United States troops on Wake Island were battling a Japanese landing force and, in the Philippines, losing the fight to save Luzon. In Japan, the Pearl Harbor strike force returned to Hiroshima Bay and toasted its sweeping success. Across the Atlantic, much of Europe was frozen in grim Nazi occupation. Just three days before Christmas, Churchill surprised Roosevelt with an unprecedented trip to Washington, where they jointly lit the White House Christmas tree. As the two Allied leaders met to map out a winning wartime strategy, the most remarkable Christmas of the century played out across the globe. Pearl Harbor Christmas is a deeply moving and inspiring story about what it was like to live through a holiday season few would ever forget.

Day Of Deceit

Day Of Deceit
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 0743201299
ISBN-13 : 9780743201292
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Day Of Deceit by : Robert Stinnett

Using previously unreleased documents, the author reveals new evidence that FDR knew the attack on Pearl Harbor was coming and did nothing to prevent it.

Pearl

Pearl
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Publisher : Casemate
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9781612004433
ISBN-13 : 1612004431
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Pearl by : Daniel Allen Butler

“Simultaneously sweeping and intimate . . . an eminently readable and engrossing account of the actions that pulled America into the Second World War.” —Parks Stephenson, producer, The Fight for Owens Pearl: December 7, 1941 is the story of how America and Japan, two nations with seemingly little over which to quarrel, let peace slip away, so that on that “day which will live in infamy,” more than 350 dive bombers, high-level bombers, torpedo planes, and fighters of the Imperial Japanese Navy did their best to cripple the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, killing 2,403 American servicemen and civilians, and wounding another 1,178. It’s a story of emperors and presidents, diplomats and politicians, admirals and generals—and it’s also the tale of ordinary sailors, soldiers, and airmen, all of whom were overtaken by a rush of events that ultimately overwhelmed them. Pearl shows the real reasons why America’s political and military leaders underestimated Japan’s threat against America’s security, and why their Japanese counterparts ultimately felt compelled to launch the Pearl Harbor attack. Pearl offers more than superficial answers, showing how both sides blundered their way through arrogance, over-confidence, racism, bigotry, and old-fashioned human error to arrive at the moment when the Japanese were convinced that there was no alternative to war. Once the battle is joined, Pearl then takes the reader into the heart of the attack, where the fighting men of both nations showed that neither side had a monopoly on heroism, courage, cowardice, or luck, as they fought to protect their nations. “An engrossing read on a well-tread but important subject. Pearl will interest readers new to this history and satiate military historians.” —Air & Space Power Journal

Countdown to Pearl Harbor

Countdown to Pearl Harbor
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781476776484
ISBN-13 : 1476776482
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Countdown to Pearl Harbor by : Steve Twomey

"A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter chronicles the 12 days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, examining the miscommunications, clues, missteps and racist assumptions that may have been behind America's failure to safeguard against the tragedy, "--NoveList.

December 1941

December 1941
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Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Total Pages : 697
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ISBN-10 : 9781595554581
ISBN-13 : 1595554580
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis December 1941 by : Craig Shirley

In the days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was largely focused on the war in Europe, but when planes dropped out of a clear blue sky and bombed the American naval base and aerial targets in Hawaii, everything changed in an instant. December 1941 takes you into the moment-by-moment ordeal of a nation waking to war. In December 1941, bestselling author Craig Shirley celebrates the American spirit while reconstructing the events that called it to shine with rare and piercing light. Shirley puts readers on the ground and the thick of the action. Relying on daily news reports from around the country and recently declassified government papers, Shirley sheds light on the crucial diplomatic exchanges leading up to the attack, the policies on the internment of Japanese people living in the U.S. after the assault, and the near-total overhaul of the U.S. economy to prepare for war. Shirley paints a compelling portrait of pre-war American culture--from the fashion and the celebrities to common pastimes. His portrait of America at war is just as vivid, highlighting: The surge in heroism, self-sacrifice, mass military enlistments, and national unity The prodigious talents of Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley Troubling price-controls and rationing, federal economic takeover, and censorship Featuring colorful personalities including Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and General Douglas MacArthur, December 1941 highlights a period of profound change in American government, foreign and domestic policy, law, economics, and business, chronicling the developments day by day through that singular and momentous month. December 1941 features surprising revelations, amusing anecdotes, and heart-wrenching stories, and also explores the unique religious and spiritual dimension of a culture under assault on the eve of Christmas. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the closest thing to war for the Americans was uncoordinated, mediocre war games in South Carolina. Less than thirty days later, by the end of December 1941, the nation was involved in a battle for the preservation of its very way of life--a battle that would forever change the nation and the world.