Pearl Harbor : Japan's attack and America's entry into World War II
Melber, Takuma2021
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"A new account of one of the key battles of World War II told from the Japanese perspective."--
Main title:
Pearl Harbor : Japan's attack and America's entry into World War II / by Takuma Melber ; translated by Nick Somers.
Author:
Melber, TakumaSomers, Nick, translator
Edition:
English edition.
Imprint:
Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2021.
Collation:
viii, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Originally published in German as Pearl Harbor: Japans Angriff und der Kriegseintritt der USA by Takuma Melber ©Verlag C. H. Beck oHG, München 2016."Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the German.
Contents:
I. The background -- The road to Pearl Harbor -- The crisis intensifies -- Japan's proposals for resolving the conflict -- The Hull Note -- II. The Japanese war plan -- Admiral Yamamoto and Operation Hawaii -- The plan of attack -- The Kidō Butai sets sail -- Japanese spies in Hawaii -- The first encounter -- III. The attack -- The first wave -- 'Tora Tora Tora' -- Battleship Row in crossfire -- The second attack wave -- Egusa's dive bombers -- IV. Consequences -- The aftermath -- The USA enters the war -- The first prisoner-of-war -- The Japanese-born victims of Pearl Harbor -- Could Pearl Harbor have been prevented? -- Conspiracy theories -- Operation K.
ISBN:
9781509537204
Dewey class:
940.54
Language:
EnglishGerman
Added title:
Subject:
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941World War, 1939-1945 -- JapanWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific AreaWorld War, 1939-1945 -- United StatesUnited States -- Foreign relations -- JapanJapan -- Foreign relations -- United StatesPacific Area -- History, MilitaryPacific Area -- History, Naval
BRN:
391836
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 940.54 PEA | Onloan - Due: 29 Jul 2025 |