Hawaii, 7th December 1941, shortly before 8 in the morning:
Japanese torpedo bombers launch a surprise attack on the US Pacific
fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The devastating attack claims the
lives of over 2,400 American soldiers, sinks or damages 18 ships
and destroys nearly 350 aircraft. The US Congress declares war on
Japan the following day. In this vivid and lively book, Takuma
Melber breathes new life into the dramatic events that unfolded
before, during and after Pearl Harbor by putting the perspective of
the Japanese attackers at the centre of his account. This is the
dimension commonly missing in most other histories of Pearl Harbor,
and it gives Melber the opportunity to provide a fuller, more
definitive and authoritative account of the battle, its background
and its consequences. Melber sheds new light on the long
negotiations that went on between the Japanese and Americans in
1941, and the confusion and argument among the Japanese political
and military elite. He shows how US intelligence and military
leaders in Washington failed to interpret correctly the information
they had and to draw the necessary conclusions about the Japanese
war intentions in advance of the attack. His account of the battle
itself is informed by the latest research and benefits from
including the planning and post-raid assessment by the Japanese
commanders. His account also covers the second raid in March 1942
by two long-range seaplanes which was intended to destroy the
shipyards so that ships damaged in the initial attack could not be
repaired. This balanced and thoroughly researched book deepens our
understanding of the battle that precipitated America's entry into
the war and it will appeal to anyone interested in World War II and
military history.
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