Chapters: Prologue. -- The Japanese paradox. -- The Great Depression. -- The China incident. -- The drift to war. -- The choice for war. -- Last days of peace. -- Eleven minutes of terror. --Battleship row. -- Hell in the harbor. -- Second wave.
Summary:
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese naval aviation against the American held island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into World War II. This story details one of the most momentous events in American history and a crucial turning point in the 20th century.
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