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Eyewitness to infamy : an oral history of Pearl Harbor /

"The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the lives of almost every American, and began the process of putting 17 million of them in uniform to fight in World War II. Yet in the long and fascinating body of literature about this terrible event, most historians have neglected the compelling a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Travers, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Pearl Harbor: Geographical and Historical Background; The Battle of Pearl Harbor: The Official Account of the US Navy; 7 December 1941: The Day of Infamy; On the Island; Mapping a Tropical Forest; Military Intelligence; Radar Reconnaissance; Schofield Barracks and Wheeler Field; Hickam Field; Ford Island; CinCPac Headquarters; Coastal Artillery; The Punchbowl; Semper Fidelis; Inside the Inferno; An Outpatient; An Inpatient; A Nurse's Station; Taking a Prisoner; A Civilian Reports; Battleship Row; The USS Neosho; The USS Maryland.
  • The USS OklahomaThe USS Tennessee; The USS Arizona; The USS Vestal; The USS Nevada; The Navy Yard; The USS Shaw; The USS Oglala; The USS Helena; The USS Rigel; The USS Cummings; The USS Honolulu; The USS Tautog; The USS Pelias; Around the Harbor; The USS Solace; The USS Phoenix; The USS Dobbin; The USS Worden; The USS MacDonough; The USS Selfridge; The USS Utah; The USS Curtiss; 8 December 1941: The Day After; Waikiki: Securing the First Beachhead; Cleaning Up the Navy Yard; Burying the Dead; A Reunion; About the Author.