Pearl Harbor History Books  Pictures, Photos, the Stories and Facts of the Pearl Harbor Attack.

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Preemptive Strike
Hardbound Book.
Armstrong. Could bombing Japan and destroying Japanese supply lines, communications, and staging areas in China have averted the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor? Here, the untold story of the plan that called for the United States to provide China with 150 manned bombers and 350 fighters - endorsed by President Roosevelt some five months before Pearl Harbor - and the debate surrounding that plan reveals a seldom-seen view of the political and moral pressures on Roosevelt's prewar cabinet. 312 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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Air Raid: Pearl Harbor!
Hardbound Book.
Stillwell. This comprehensive anthology of first-person reminiscences includes Japanese accounts of the planning and execution of the raid, as well as the reaction in Washington, and graphic accounts of the attack by the people who were there. 300 pgs., 250 B&W photos and illustrations, 8"x 11", hdbd.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Softbound Book
A Pictorial History. Stan Cohen. Originally published as "East, Wind, Rain," this is the most comprehensive photo coverage to date of the historic attack that brought the United States into WWII. Nearly 300 photos, including many of the historic sites as seen today. 182 pgs., 8"x 11", sfbd.
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Pearl Harbor Ghosts
Softbound Book.
The Legacy of December 7, 1941
Clarke. “Filled with fascinating stories told by ordinary people who lived through the extraordinary weekend of December 5 to 7, 1941.” – The New York Times Book Review. Full of gripping drama and vibrant detail, this book examines the attack on Pearl Harbor from the perspectives of those who were there, including ordinary Honolulu residents, stunned U.S. Navy personnel, Japanese pilots who manned the deadly bombers, and the island’s community of Japanese-Americans. 336 pages, 5”x 8”, softcover.
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Pearl Harbor 1941
Softbound Book.
The Day of Infamy
Smith. This revised edition, containing the latest research on the events of December 7, 1941, reveals several previously unknown aspects of the attack and dispels key myths that have been built up around the fateful day. You'll learn about details of the Japanese plan; the commanders involved in the battle; the chronology of events, including Japan's first and second waves of attacks… and even about visiting Pearl Harbor today. 96 pages, B&W photographs, 7"x 9", softcover.
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Pearl Harbor
Softbound Book.
Final Judgement. Clausen & Lee. In 1944, Secretary of War Stimson selected the author - a then-unknown major - to undertake a new investigation into the events at Pearl Harbor. This is the story behind that investigation and a blistering account of its conclusions, revealing facts behind the event that still inspires passion and controversy. "Fresh perspectives, sound research, a lively style, and an exciting, suspenseful plot." - New York Times. 503 pgs., 35 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Pineapple Air Force
Hardbound Book.
Pearl Harbor to Tokyo
Lambert. Follow the history of the 7th Air Force, which - as the old Hawaiian Air Force - met the attack of the Japanese on December 7, 1941. You'll see its bomber units moved on to Pacific combat almost immediately and live with the frustrated fighter units as they are held back to defend Oahu before finally moving on to combat in the Marshalls-Gilberts, the Marianas, and beyond. 224 pages, 300+ B&W and color photographs, 8"x 11", hardcover.
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The Long Campaign
Hardbound Book.
The History of the 15th Fighter Group in World War II.
Lambert. Activated in December, 1940, as part of the old Hawaiian Air Force, the 15th Fighter Group served its baptism of fire a year later when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Oahu's airfields. Based on personal interviews with veterans as well as official records, this is an award-winning wartime chronicle of the 15th, whose combat record stretched from the first day of the war to the last. 192 pages, 300+ B&W photographs, maps, 8"x 11", hardcover.
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P-40 Warhawk Aces of Pacific

Softbound BookAircraft of the Aces Vol. 55
Molesworth. A few P-40s rose to defend Pearl Harbor from attack on December 7, 1941 and were the first USAAF fighters to engage the Japanese in WWII. P-40 units also fought invading Japanese forces in the Philippines and Java and again in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. This book examines the Warhawk's wartime exploits and all of its aces. 96 pgs., 110 B&W photos, 40 color profiles, 7"x 9", sfbd.
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Billy Mitchell
Hardbound Book
Cooke. This chronicle places Billy Mitchell at the debates over U.S. air power between the wars. Mitchell proved during World War I that air power could affect ground combat, and he argued that it would be decisive in the next war, certain to be with Japan. After being court-martialed for his outspokenness, Pearl Harbor made Mitchell look like a prophet martyred for his integrity. Instead, meet a man flawed by ambition who was a victim of circumstances of his own creation. 305 pages, hardcover.
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December 8, 1941
Hardbound Book.
MacArthur's Pearl Harbor
Bartsch. The day after Pearl Harbor, 196 Japanese aircraft crippled the largest force of B-17s and P-40s outside the U.S. in a sudden blow that allowed the Japanese to rule the skies over the Philippines. Drawing on years of research, interviews and original documents, the author reveals how MacArthur was caught with the planes on the ground and the political and strategic aspects that led to the attack. 568 page, 44 B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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Defenseless
Hardbound Book
The Political Sabotage of Pearl Harbor
Lambert & Polmar. This book combines the evidence of never-before-seen photos and documents, interviews with witnesses, exhaustive research of remaining evidence, naval warfare expertise, and legal insights to finally put to rest the case of the tragic failure of command and dereliction of duty leading up to December 7, 1941. 258 pages, 75 B&W photos, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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Long Day's Journey into War
Softbound Book
Pearl Harbor and a World at War, December 7, 1941. Weintraub. This book chronicles the whirlwind events sweeping the world on that famous date. In gripping narrative, events reveal themselves in dramatic hour-by-hour simultaneous time as scenes shift from front lines to home fronts. Includes accounts from Washington D.C., Tokyo, Malaya, Thailand, Hawaii, Russia, North Africa, Europe and other wartime fronts. 716 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.
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Kimmel, Short, and Pearl Harbor
Hardbound Book
The Final Report Revealed
Borch & Martinez. In 1995, amid heated debate over the blame placed on Rear Adm. Husband Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter Short for the devastation of the attack on Pearl Harbor and their subsequent demotions, the U.S. Department of Defense ordered its own investigation, which resulted in both men being posthumously promoted to the ranks they held prior to the attack. Here, you'll view the complete report as well as added commentary from the authors. 216 pages, 5"x 8", hardcover.
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Remember Pearl Harbor
Softbound Book
Collectibles.
Arian & Jacobs. The Remember Pearl Harbor theme was perhaps the greatest rallying point around which America would gather in its 165-year history. It was carried out throughout the war in every facet of propaganda. This book recognizes, catalogs and presents in large, clear photographs those wartime Pearl Harbor keepsakes, souvenirs, relics and artifacts that carried the theme and that are now a part of our heritage. 88 pages, 200+ color and B&W photographs, 8"x 11", softcover.
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Fortnight of Infamy
Hardbound Book.
The Collapse of Allied Airpower West of Pearl Harbor
Burton. This book offers the first comprehensive overview of the collapse of Allied air forces from Wake Island to Burma between December 8-24, 1941, giving you both a cockpit view of the desperate actions that took place and an understanding of why such heavy Allied losses occurred so quickly. 320 pages, 35 B&W photographs and illustrations, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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Eyewitness Pacific Theater

Hardbound Book.
Firsthand Accounts of the War in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the Atomic Bomb.
Giangreco & Kuehn. Through interviews in which Allied soldiers, sailors, airmen and medical personnel recount their dramatic tales of tragedy and triumph, this heavily illustrated book and CD set tells the remarkable story of U.S. operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. 272 pages, 200+ B&W and color photographs, 8"x 10", hardcover.
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End of the Beginning
Hardbound Book
Turtledove. "An exciting military thriller… another triumph." - Midwest Book Review. In this alternate-history sequel to Days of Infamy, in which the Japanese conquered Hawaii after their daring attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese brutally occupy Hawaii while America marshals its military forces - including a new kind of aircraft that can hold its own against the Zero - to reclaim the islands. 440 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover.
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This is No Drill!
Softbound Book.
Living Memories of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Berry. This fascinating and powerful collection of firsthand accounts brings to vivid life one of the most fateful days in American history. Here, in their own words, survivors of the attack - from all branches of the service - recall what it was like to witness this momentous event as it happened. Dramatic and compelling, these living memories offer a rare look inside the hearts and minds of American heroes - and an invaluable record of American history. 272 pgs., 5"x 8", sfbd.

Pearl Harbor
Softbound Book.
The Verdict of History. Prange. In this controversial sequel to At Dawn We Slept, the author uncovers the secret roles played by the president, his cabinet secretaries, admirals, and generals in the weeks before the attack. Based on more than 40 years of research, extensive interviews, and an insider's knowledge of the military, this book poses an explosive and highly convincing new theory of America's entry into the Pacific War. 699 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.

Daughter of the Air
Softbound Book.
The Brief Soaring Life of Cornelia Fort. Simbeck. A member of the first women's flight squadron and one of the few to witness the bombing of Pearl Harbor from the air, Fort persevered in her courageous career, as one of the war's first female pilots, despite rampant prejudice toward women. Combining Cornelia Fort's own eloquent letters and diaries, historical documents, and the interviews of those who knew and flew with her, here is a vivid portrait of an infinitely courageous woman. 263 pgs., 9 B&W photos, 5"x 8", sfbd.

Pearl Harbor
Hardbound Book.
America's Darkest Day. Wels. This book brings together in one magnificent edition the rich history, real-life stories, harrowing drama, and appalling tragedy of the Japanese attack on the U.S.' premier Pacific naval base. It also goes on with the intriguing background of the initial days of WWII and the lasting legacy of this wartime disaster. Features the art of Tom Freeman and C.S. Bailey. 224 pgs., 250+ full-color photos, 10"x 9", hdbd.

Vampire Squadron!
Softbound Book.
The Saga of the 44th Fighter Squadron in the South and Southwest Pacific. Starke. Join this famed squadron as they cover the vast Pacific - from Pearl Harbor to the Solomon Islands and on to the Philippines and China. Theirs was a constant battle - from the Japanese to the weather, insects, disease, and shortages of planes, pilots, food, and equipment. Here is an accurate account of their exploits told by one of their pilots. 219 pgs., 260+ B&W photos, 8"x 10", sfbd.

Lightning Strike
Hardbound Book
The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor
Davis. This is the heart-pounding story of the brilliant mastermind behind Pearl Harbor - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - and the courageous young American fliers who flew the longest mission ever attempted over open water to shoot him down. "The finest history of World War II in the Pacific...that I have ever read." - William Allen, president of the American Fighter Aces Association. 400 pages, 8 pages of B&W photographs, 6"x 9", hardcover.

War Plan Orange Hardbound Book. The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan 1897-1945 Miller. First book to deal with the little-known strategic plans of the U.S., developed over the four decades prior to Pearl Harbor, to defeat an Asian enemy. Reviews all well-planned scenarios, and traces strategic and tactical plans that later won the war and became the U.S. method of war planning that prevails today. 34 photos, 544 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd.