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| Pearl
Harbor: The Day of Infamy - An Illustrated History |
| From the creators
of The Discovery of the Titanic comes THE
illustrated publishing event of 2001 releasing
with THE movie event of 2001 Franklin Delano
Roosevelt proclaimed it "A day that will live
in infamy"-December 7, 1941, the one date
from the Second World War that almost every
American knows by heart. Pearl Harbor is the
definitive illustrated account of that momentous
day. No other battle of the Pacific War was better
documented in photographs than was... read
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| Tora!
Tora! Tora! |
| Events leading up
to (well-staged) Pearl Harbor attack, from both
American and Japanese points of view.
Well-documented screenplay shows major and minor
blundering on both sides, then recreates attack
with frightening realism. Well-made film creates
incredible tension. Oscar-winning special effects.
- Leonard
Maltin's 2001 Movie & Video Guide |
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| Pearl
Harbor |
| Written by Randall
Wallace, this is the book version of the film. |
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| Pearl
Harbor : The Movie and the Moment |
| This gorgeously
illustrated companion volume brilliantly captures
the movie and the history it celebrates. Filled
with nearly 200 images, including four-color movie
stills, candid shots, storyboards, sketches and
maps, this book offers something for every movie
and history buff. Offering a unique,
behind-the-scenes glimpse of a blockbuster in the
making, this illustrated volume features articles
and sidebars detailing the making of the movie,
including fascinating information about the
special effects and music, as well as the roles of
the director, producer, and editing teams. In
addition, the illuminating and authoritative text
touches on the history of the Pearl Harbor naval
base, the daily lives of its officers, and the
events surrounding World War II. Interviews with
survivors, profiles of major war figures, gripping
accounts of bombing raids, and outlines of
American, European, and Japanese military
strategies bring to life the drama and glory of a
timeless chapter in world history, while providing
a rich and exciting exploration of American cinema
at its best. |
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| Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941 (Commemorative Edition) |
Features:
• Short subject: December 7, 1941,
directed by John Ford
• Bonus feature: Know Your Enemy,
directed by Frank Capra
• Trivia quizzes
• Slide shows
• Biographies of Douglas MacArthur and
Admiral C.W. Nimitz
• Newspaper excerpts
• Full-screen format |
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| Sacrifice
at Pearl Harbor (2001) |
| In this
authoritative and suspenseful documentary,
the BBC takes you inside the secret
activities of the Americans, the British and
the Japanese as each nation moved fatefully
toward the "date that will live in
infamy." |
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| At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor |
The
monumental history of Pearl Harbor that The
New York Times called "impossible to
forget"--now with a new chapter by
Goldstein and Dillon. Based on 37 years of
massive research and countless interviews,
this is a landmark study written with the
dramatic sweep of a martial epic.
16 pages of
photographs. |
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| Day of Deceit : The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor |
| The Pearl Harbor disaster continues
to be controversial. Uncertainty about whether the
U.S. had knowledge of the Japanese attack has led
to books suspicious of FDR's actions, such as John
Toland's Infamy (1982). Although Stinnett's
accusatory light doesn't definitively fall on FDR,
it illuminates fishy aspects of the case. For
starters, Stinnett, despite his assiduous Freedom
of Information Act campaign that produced most of
his data, was often stymied by official secrecy
still enveloping... more |
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| Pearl Harbor Child : A Child's View of Pearl Harbor--From Attack to Peace |
| Gr. 5^-8. Graham Salisbury's YA
novel Under the Blood-Red Sun (1994)
dramatizes World War II in Hawaii from the
viewpoint of a Japanese American boy, but
otherwise there has been little written for young
people about what it was like to be a child there
when the Japanese bombs fell and civilians were
caught in the war at home... more Hazel
Rochman |
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| The
Pearl Harbor Papers : Inside the Japanese Plans |
| The only book on Pearl Harbor to
take the reader inside teh Japanese perspective,
revealing the original Japanese documents on
"Operation Hawaii."
Features a full reproduction of one of the most
important documents of the war--the top-secret map
drawn in great detail by Japanese commander Mitsuo
Fuchida for his post-battle briefing of Emperor
Hirohito. |
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| Air Raid-Pearl Harbor! : The Story of December 7, 1941 |
| On December 7, 1941, Americans were
shocked to hear that Pearl Harbor had been
devastated by a Japanese air raid. Theodore Taylor
looks at Japanese intelligence work and at the
American anti-intelligence efforts, which were
often careless or ineffective. But once the raid
was launched, bravery abounded--on both sides. |
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| Pearl Harbor Is Burning! : A Story of World War II (Once upon America) |
| A fast-paced, brief story of two
boys living in Hawaii - one American and one
Japanese American - who witness the attack on
Pearl Harbor. Frank and Kenji have just become
friends, and Frank is quickly overcoming his
prejudice against nonwhites. The story is a page
turner, and the positive change in Frank's
feelings is realistic. -- Copyright © 1992 The
Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. --This
text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title. |
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| We Remember Pearl Harbor: The Civilian side of the Pearl Harbor Story |
| Lawrence Rodriggs has given us a
glimpse into the souls of those who were on Oahu
the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. Their lives were
changed forevermore. In their interviews with the
author, each person recalled in vivid color the
events of that day. A variety of races was
represented, as were men, women, boys and girls,
from a wide range of occupations and backgrounds.
Having read military accounts of Pearl Harbor, it
was with great interest that I read the
eyewitnesses of civilians in their own words. For
many, it was as if it had happened yesterday.
These people did whatever was necessary to survive
during those most difficult days. They showed deep
commitment to their families and to our country.
Their resilience is an inspiration to all of us. |
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| Descent into Darkness : Pearl Harbor, 1941: A Navy Diver's Memoir |
| Raymer's World War II memoirs throw
some light on a literally dark side of Pearl
Harbor and the Pacific war--the salvage efforts on
sunken and damaged ships. He spent most of his
wartime diving career in Hawaii, working on ships
ranging from the ruined Arizona to the
comparatively easily salvaged California,
but also took a side trip to Guadalcanal aboard a
salvage tug. His is a plain tale plainly told, and
one could wish for more material on diving and
less on chasing women and liquor ashore. Yet
Raymer pays tribute to fallen comrades--diving was
nearly as dangerous as combat--to good and bad
superiors and divers, and to the technical
ingenuity of the U.S. Navy at the time of its
greatest trial. He adds more than enough to our
knowledge of the Pacific war for his recollections
to be worthwhile. Roland Green |
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