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<p>Uses primary source materials to study what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the repercussions of this event.</p><h3>Greg M. Romaneck - Children's Literature</h3><p>On December 7, 1941, the military forces of Imperial Japan launched a surprise attack against the American naval forces stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese pilots who attacked the Pacific Fleet shattered the backbone of American naval power in that sector. This surprise attack served the Japanese well in the short run. Linked to other attacks across the Pacific, the assault at Pearl Harbor set the stage for sweeping Japanese successes in the early months of the war. However, in the long run, the attack at Pearl Harbor set the stage for the complete destruction of Japanese military power. In Barr's <I>Pearl Harbor</I> readers are given a chance to better understand the events of December 7, 1941. As in other books in the <I>Witness to History</I> series, here the author concisely traces the historical stream of events while also presenting first hand and primary source information. As a result, this illustrated book is a fine introduction to the subject of the Japanese attack which triggered

Author

Gary E. Barr

Publisher

Chicago, Ill.: Heinemann Library

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781403445773

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Language Learning