National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor

by Kemper, Steve

Book - 2022

Kemper draws on the diary of Joseph Grew, ambassador to Japan from 1932-1941, and other sources to chronicle the volatile decade in Tokyo before Pearl Harbor—and how Grew risked everything to avert another war. Kemper draws on the diary of Joseph Grew, ambassador to Japan from 1932-1941, and other sources to chronicle the volatile decade in Tokyo before Pearl Harbor—and how Grew risked everything to avert another war. Show less

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Avenging Pearl Harbor

The Saga of America's Battleships in the Pacific War

by Lloyd, Keith Warren

Book - 2022

Lloyd tells the story of the damage dealt to the Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, California, and Tennessee (five of the eight battleships that had been sunk at Pearl Harbor) and each crew's incredible acts of courage. Lloyd tells the story of the damage dealt to the Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, California, and Tennessee (five of the eight battleships that had been sunk at Pearl Harbor) and each crew's incredible acts of courage. Show less

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Nimitz at War

Command Leadership From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

by Symonds, Craig L.

Book - 2022

Days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, FDR tapped Chester W. Nimitz to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. Naval historian Symonds pens this biography of the man whose leadership won the war in the Pacific. Days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, FDR tapped Chester W. Nimitz to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. Naval historian Symonds pens this biography of the man whose leadership won the war in the Pacific. Show less

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Bridge to the Sun

The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II

by Henderson, Bruce

Book - 2022

After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military was desperate to find Americans who spoke Japanese to serve in the Pacific war. They soon turned to the Nisei—first-generation U.S. citizens whose parents were immigrants from Japan. After Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military was desperate to find Americans who spoke Japanese to serve in the Pacific war. They soon turned to the Nisei—first-generation U.S. citizens whose parents were immigrants from Japan. Show less

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The Partnership

George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II

by Aldrich, Edward Farley

Book - 2022

Aldrich covers the lives and careers of FDR's Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (Marshall appeared before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack). Aldrich covers the lives and careers of FDR's Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (Marshall appeared before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack). Show less

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Hitler's American Gamble

Pearl Harbor and Germany's March to Global War

by Simms, Brendan

Book - 2021

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, it's believed that American entry into World War II was inevitable, but in the five days between the attack and Hitler's declaration of war on the United States, there was much uncertainty. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, it's believed that American entry into World War II was inevitable, but in the five days between the attack and Hitler's declaration of war on the United States, there was much uncertainty. Show less

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World War II Memoirs

The Pacific Theater

Book - 2021

Three unforgettable memoirs in one volume by three Americans who came of age fighting in the Pacific and lived to tell their stories capture the brutality, fear, and heroism of the American land, air, and sea war in the Pacific. Three unforgettable memoirs in one volume by three Americans who came of age fighting in the Pacific and lived to tell their stories capture the brutality, fear, and heroism of the American land, air, and sea war in the Pacific. Show less

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Pearl Harbor

From Infamy to Greatness

by Nelson, Craig

Book - 2016

With the help of a team that spent five years sifting through archives, Nelson offers a minute-by-minute account of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese perspectives. (Library Journal) With the help of a team that spent five years sifting through archives, Nelson offers a minute-by-minute account of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese perspectives. (Library Journal) Show less

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Countdown to Pearl Harbor

The Twelve Days to the Attack

by Twomey, Steve

Book - 2016

Journalist Twomey presents a fascinating look at the 12 days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor—the warnings, clues and missteps—that may have been behind America's failure to safeguard against the tragedy. Journalist Twomey presents a fascinating look at the 12 days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor—the warnings, clues and missteps—that may have been behind America's failure to safeguard against the tragedy. Show less

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