Pearl Harbor
By: Gary E. Barr.
Series: Witness to history; Witness to history (Heinemann Library (Firm))
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Juvenile literature.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes -- Juvenile literature.; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Sources.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes -- Sources.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan -- Juvenile literature.; Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan -- Sources.; Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Sources.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Sources.
Description: Uses primary source materials to study what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the repercussions of this event.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 55) and index.
Table of contents: title: Learning about the past; title: Geography of the Pacific; title: Japan: 1853-1930; title: Why Fascism?; title: Expansionist Japan: 1930-1941; title: Japanese military strategy; title: U.S. military leaders; title: Japanese military leaders; title: The countdown to war begins: November 25, 1941; title: Japanese movements: December 1-2, 1941; title: Final preparations: December 3-6, 1941; title: Attack! December 7, 1941; title: With the Japanese forces; title: Battleships under attack; title: Onboard the USS Arizona; title: Two hours of destruction; title: Medical personnel; title: Aftermath; title: The United States reacts; title: Fighting back and the Japanese surrender; title: Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor; title: What happened to the leaders?; title: What have we learned from Pearl Harbor?; title: Timeline.