Pearl Harbor Encyclopedia - Part 2: December 7, 1941 - Day of Infamy, Japan Plans, Detailed Attack Information, Controversies, FDR...

ISBN-10
1520429118
ISBN-13
9781520429113
Pages
805
Language
English
Published
2017-01-20
Authors
National Park Service, Department of Defense, U. S. Government

Description

Discover the fascinating stories and tragic history of Pearl Harbor - America's Day of Infamy, December 7th, 1941. Presented in paperback in two parts because of its massive content, with twenty-five chapters and thousands of pages of text and photographs, this unique and comprehensive compilation of official information provides a stunning, richly detailed overview of all aspects of this incredible event.There are extensive oral histories from the survivors, explanations of the Japanese preparations for the sneak attack, thoughtful discussions of the controversies about what the Roosevelt Administration knew about the attack, a complete list of the heroes who gave their lives, thorough coverage of the history of the USS Arizona memorial, and full details of Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard involvement. Reports from the commanding officers of every ship at Pearl Harbor are included as well.Contents:PAPERBACK BOOK PART 1Section 1: Overview of the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 * Section 2: Narratives of Commanding Officers * Section 3: Pearl Harbor Additional Action Reports, 7 Dec 1941 * Section 4: The Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941: A Study of Defending America * Section 5: Excerpt from Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal: History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II - Volume I * Section 6: Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Notable Senate Investigations, U.S. Senate Historical Office, Washington, D.C. * Section 7: Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941) * Section 8: USS Arizona Memorial Historic Resource Study (Unique Analysis of Pearl Harbor Attack) * Section 9: Infamous Day - Marines at Pearl Harbor * Section 10: Coast Guard Units in Hawaii * Section 11: FDR and Pearl Harbor * Section 12: Pearl Harbor Revisited: United States Navy Communications Intelligence 1924-1941 * Section 13: What Every Cryptologist Should Know about Pearl HarborPAPERBACK BOOK PART 2Section 14: Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941 - Overview * Section 15: Remembering Pearl Harbor * Section 16: USS Arizona (BB-39) Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii * Section 16B - Complete List of the Heroes: Casualties of Pearl Harbor * Section 17: USS Arizona Memorial * Section 18: The USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center - An Administrative and Legislative History * Section 19: USS Arizona (BB-39) Wreck National Historic Landmark Study * Section 20: USS Arizona Memorial Submerged Cultural Resources Study, USS Arizona and Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark * Section 21: The U.S. Navy in Hawaii, 1826-1945, An Administrative History * Section 22: National Park Service World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument * Section 23: Salvage Diary Excerpt * Section 24: U.S. Navy Abbreviations of World War II and U.S. Navy Code Words of World War II