| The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The United States Enters World War II Contributor(s): Davenport, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604130105 ISBN-13: 9781604130102 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: When December 7, 1941, dawned in Hawaii, no one expected that by the end of the day, the U.S. Pacific Fleet would lie in ruins and the United States would be at war. The planes of the Japanese First Carrier Striking Force sank or severely damaged 18 American warships lying at anchor at the Pearl Harbor naval base on the island of Oahu. This single air raid on "a date which will live in infamy" forever altered the history of the United States. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| LCCN: 2008019294 |
| Series: Milestones in American History |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 121 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Geographic Orientation - Hawaii |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'The Attack on Pearl Harbor' examines the history leading up to the attack, the specifics of the raid itself, and the consequences of what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called 'a date which will live in infamy'. Suitable for use in secondary education, the book features a timeline and footnotes. |