Pearl Harbor : Japan's attack and America's entry into World War II /
Melber, Takuma,author.
Somers, Nick,translator.
"A new account of one of the key battles of World War II told from the Japanese perspective."--
"Originally published in German as Pearl Harbor: Japans Angriff und der Kriegseintritt der USA by Takuma Melber ©Verlag C. H. Beck oHG, München 2016."
Translated from the German.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Kido 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.
"A new account of one of the key battles of World War II told from the Japanese perspective."--
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Diplomatic relations.
Military campaigns.
Also published online.
Pearl Harbor