Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th

Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th
ISBN-10
031236623X
ISBN-13
9780312366230
Series
Pearl Harbor
Category
Fiction
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2008-04-15
Publisher
Macmillan
Authors
William R. Forstchen, Newt Gingrich

Description

A historical novel set against the backdrop of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II examines the events, decision-making processes, and strategies that led to the Japanese attack on Hawaii from a Japanese perspective, focusing on the role of Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto and two of his officers as they plan and carry out the raid. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.

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