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64) Pearl Harbor
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
"A highly-designed and illustrated (including graphic novel panels) overview of the truths and lies about the attack on Pearl Harbor"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The America we live in was not born on July 4, 1776, but on December 7, 1941, when an armada of Japanese warplanes supported by aircraft carriers, destroyers, and midget submarines suddenly attacked the United States, killing 2,403 men and forcing America's entry into World War II. Author Craig Nelson maps the road to war, beginning in 1914 with the laying of the keel of the USS Arizona at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, following Japan's leaders as they...
Publisher
Sterling Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Begins by tracing Japan's industrial and military development prior to World War II, America's reaction to the attack, and incredible ship-salvaging efforts that maintained America as the world's greatest sea power. Discusses Japan's diplomatic game prior to the attack and the early warnings that went unheeded by the U.S. military. Also includes captured Japanese combat footage of the actual bombing of Pearl Harbor.
80) Pearl Harbor
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...