February 2012 | Pearl Harbor Date

First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Both this book and the subsequent Guadalcanal volume deserve at least six stars on a five-star scale. John Lundstrom broke new ground with publication of The First Team in 1984 and continued with the sequel in '94. (By that schedule, it's about time for his Next Book, a long-awaited biography of Adm....

And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway--Breaking the Secrets Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)And I was there.This is a great book by one who was there, Adm Layton. He was Adm Kimmels intelligence officer at Pearl Harbor.He shows how the incompetence of the Navy in Washington led to the surprise attack at Pearl, by the Navy, specifically adm Stark and Kelly Turner, not giving Pearl the vital...

Air Raid, Pearl Harbor: Recollections of a Day of Infamy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As with all of Stillwell's books, this one is entertaining. The variety and different aspects of the stories in this piece make it a keeper. If the attack on Pearl Harbor is of any interest to you, you really need to consider adding it to your collection. I met the author on a recent trip to Hawaii and...

From Versailles To Pearl Harbor: The Origins of the Second World War in Europe and Asia Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)After all of the scores of books written about the origins of the Second World War it might seem that another is redundant, but Lamb and Tarling have truly made a valuable contribution with this book. They survey the diplomatic history of the interwar period very clearly and concisely, summarizing the...

Defenses of Pearl Harbor & Oahu 1907-50 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Osprey's Fortress #8, Defenses of Pearl Harbor & Oahu 1907-1950 by Glen Williford and Terrence McGovern, is an excellent summary of the extensive American efforts to fortify the Hawaiian Islands during the first half of the 20th Century. This volume is also markedly superior to the authors' previous...

Day of Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor (Graphic History) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The same is achieved in Steve White's DAY OF INFAMY: ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, which provides a colorful graphic novel focusing on Pearl Harbor events. These histories will also appeal to young adults studying the facts of military history - this audience will find a much more accessible format and history,...

Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy-An Illustrated History Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)December 7, 1941 is one of the most famous days in American History. For me most of what I know about has either come from books or movies. I did visit the Arizona Memorial when I was in the Navy and nothing compares to the feeling you get when you are there.This book is more that a history with pictures,...

Our Call to Arms: The Attack on Pearl Harbor Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The infamous attack on Pearl Harbor like the Titanic disaster are infamouse little incidents in history that fascinate me.I came across a copy of this book while going through a used bookstore that had recently opened. More of a scouting mission than any actuall interest in finding books. And I am glad...

The Way It Was - Pearl Harbor: The Original Photographs (America Goes to War) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is absolutely terrible, a waste of money. The photographs are so badly reproduced that they're little more than muddy smudges. The quality is far worse than anything your local newspaper can produce in the way of pictures.I can only assume the current version is different than the one that...

Trapped at Pearl Harbor: Escape from Battleship Oklahoma (Bluejacket Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author recounts his days in the pre-WWII navy with candor and affection. Honest without being coarse or too sentimental, he talks of his experiences and shipmates, good and bad. The account of USS Oklahoma's sinking and his later rescue is thrilling. I read it in one sitting.Click Here to see more...

Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor and World War II in the Pacific Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Radioman is truly amazing - I enjoyed every page and will read it again and again. I can't wait to give my Dad his copy as I am certain he will enjoy it as much as I have. I was left with a feeling of understanding, not just for the World War II veterans, but for all of our military men and women. The...

Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In April, 1943, American code-breakers managed to learn that the commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, would be making a personal visit to oversee front-line operations in the Solomons. After much careful consideration by the American commanders, most notably Admiral Nimitz,...

End of the Beginning (Pearl Harbor) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I recently reviewed Days of Infamy: A Novel of Alternate History and while I thoroughly enjoyed the book, I complained that author Harry Turtledove perhaps understated the brutality of the Japanese during World War II. End of the Beginning picks up where Days of Infamy left off, and this time, I think...

Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima (Companion) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book provides a number of different strategic perspectives on the Pacific War in World War II. It is made up of a number of articles written by leading thinkers in the field of military history. Most are professors at universities. As mentioned in one review, one article has inaccurately identified...

Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway-The Great Naval Battles as Seen Through Japanese Eyes Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Captain Hara discusses how he commanded a Japanese destroyer in all of the major Pacific sea conflicts during World War II: Empress Augusta Bay, Coral Sea, the invasion of the Philippines, Guadalcanal, Savo Island, and Midway. While on a re-supply mission through Blackett Straight in August 1943, upon...

Sterling Point Books: Pearl Harbor Attack Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Purchased for a third party, a school classroom. Process was timely, efficient, and a good price. Would recommend this product.Click Here to see more reviews about: Sterling Point Books: Pearl Harbor AttackOn December 7, 1941, Japanese forces stunned America by launching a shocking air raid on Pearl...

The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Cornerstones of Freedom: Second) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's about a war beetween America and the Japanese. The war is very dangerous. This story is very interesting.It tells you alot about the Pearl Harbor. I like this book because it is very exciting. It's so exciting you won't want to stop reading it. It makes you feel like your in the story. So that's...