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English
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A memoir by a USS Arizona survivor describes his experience of the attacks that left him with burns over more than sixty-five percent of his body, his resolve to reenter service after a grueling recovery, and his contributions to some of the Pacific's most violent battles.
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English
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"In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II ... Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito--among them, a member of her own family"--
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English
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"In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt watches uneasily as the world heads rapidly down a dangerous path. The Japanese have waged an aggressive campaign against China, and they now begin to expand their ambitions to other parts of Asia. As their expansion efforts grow bolder, their enemies know that Japan's ultimate goal is total conquest over the region, especially when the Japanese align themselves with Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy,...
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English
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An account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the 'scapegoat' Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, the failure of the top brass in Washington to provide Kimmel with vital intelligence prior to the attack, and the continuing efforts of the family to have Kimmel formally exonerated.
"We thought we knew the story well: On December 7, 1941, 2,403 Americans died when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, devastating the nation and precipitating entry into...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
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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English
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A naval historian draws on newly revealed primary documents to shed light on the tragic errors that led to the devastating attack, Washington's role, and the man who took the fall for the Japanese tactical victory.
Michael Gannon begins his authoritative account of the "impossible to forget" attack with the essential background story of Japan's imperialist mission and the United States' uncertain responses-especially two lost chances of delaying...
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
11 videodiscs (approximately 1194 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"An extraordinary collection of newsreel, propaganda, and home-movie footage drawn from the archives of 18 nations, including color close-ups of Adolf Hitler taken by his mistress, that present an unvarnished perspective of the war's pivotal events. Penetrating interviews with eyewitness participants - from Hitler's secretary to Alger Hiss to ordinary citizens who stood outside the battle lines - and spine-tingling, first-hand accounts to an already...
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Duke University out of fear of further Japanese attacks on the West Coast. Shortly after this unforgettable game, many of the players and coaches left their respective colleges, entered the military, and went on to serve around the world in famous battlegrounds, from Iwo Jima and Okinawa to Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, where fate and destiny would bring...
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : Dolby, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the still unsolved mysteries and startling true stories from behind the 'day of infamy' that plunged the United States into World War II"; a search for a sunken Japanese midget submarine; eyewitness accounts by both American and Japanese survivors; images captured inside the sunken hull of the battleship Arizona.
13) Memories of war
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Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Fifty years after Japan brought the U.S. into World War II, former adversaries met for the first time in friendship at a retrospective symposium and air show re-enactment ... mixing the aviation images of contemporary artists with interviews and historic footage, this is a unique fiftieth anniversary tribute"--Container.
14) December 7th
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Pub. Date
2001
Edition
[Standard full frame version]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
December 7th: Reconstructs the events at Pearl Harbor on the day of the Japanese attack. The fleet that came to stay: explains the invasion of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy point of view and illustrates the operation using scenes of the combat.
15) Pearl Harbor
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Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st Aladdin pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
39 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes events leading up to the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the attack itself on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discusses the fact that at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, many of the servicemen on the USS Arizona were blood relatives." --
The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 remains one of the most traumatic events in American history. America's battleship fleet was crippled, thousands of lives were lost, and the United States was propelled into a world war. Few realize that aboard the iconic, ill-fated USS Arizona were...
19) Pearl Harbor
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 150 min.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Japanese, tora means "tiger." In December of 1941, "tiger, tiger, tiger" was the code phrase that unleashed one of history's most devastating surprise attacks. But the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor also awakened the "sleeping giant" of American military might, and in the process, sealed Japan's fate"--Container.
20) Japan's ferocity
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 253 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kamikaze: Documentary on the Pacific war begins with Japanese preparations for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and ends with the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Know your enemy: Japan: World War II documentary directed by Frank Capra that focuses on the war in the Pacific. December 7th: John Ford recreated the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. To the shores of Iwo Jima: Documentary depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island...