Defining Moments in American History: The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Defining Moments in American History: The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Editor/Author
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier
Publication Year: 2009
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Single-User Purchase Price:
$54.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$81.00
ISBN: 978-1-78402-619-6
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count:
43
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Provides a detailed account of the Pearl Harbor attack and the war in the Pacific. Covers the dramatic events of December 7, 1941; chronicles Americas victory over Japan; and explores the legacy of Pearl Harbor.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- How to Use This Book
- NARRATIVE OVERVIEW
- Prologue
- Chapter One: Events Leading Up to World War II
- Chapter Two: America Stays on the Sidelines
- Chapter Three: The Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Chapter Four: Heroism and Heartbreak
- Chapter Five: The “Sleeping Giant” Wakes Up
- Chapter Six: Victory in the Pacific
- Chapter Seven: Legacy of Pearl Harbor
- BIOGRAPHIES
- Mitsuo Fuchida (1902-1976): Japanese Naval Officer and Lead Pilot in the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Husband E. Kimmel (1882-1968): U.S. Navy Admiral and Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the Pearl Harbor Attack
- Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964): U.S. Army General and Leader of Allied Forces in the Pacific during World War II
- Doris Miller (1919-1943): Cook on the Battleship West Virginia Who Became the First African-American Recipient of the Navy Cross
- Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966): U.S. Navy Admiral and Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945): President of the United States during the Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Walter C. Short (1880-1949): U.S. Army Lieutenant General and Commander of Hawaiian Ground and Air Defenses during the Pearl Harbor Attack
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943): Commander in Chief of the Imperial Japanese Combined Fleet and Mastermind behind the Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor
- PRIMARY SOURCES
- The Neutrality Act of 1937
- The Tripartite Pact of 1940
- The Japanese Attack Plan
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Appeals for Peace
- Japanese Pilot Mitsuo Fuchida Leads the Attack
- A U.S. Navy Crewman Remembers Chaos and Casualties
- A High School Student Describes How the Attack Changed Her Life
- Roosevelt Requests a Declaration of War with Japan
- The U.S. Congress Declares War
- Roosevelt Calls the American People to Action
- Japan Surrenders
- President Harry S. Truman Announces the End of the War
- Important People, Places, and Terms
- Chronology
- Sources for Further Study
- Bibliography
- Photo and Illustration Credits