"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:

Japan's attack and America's entry into World War IIJapan's attack and America's entry into World War 2

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