Target: Pearl Harbor

By Michael Slackman

Book Overview

Target: Pearl Harbor takes a fresh look at the air raid that plunged America into World War II by scrutinizing the decisions and attitudes that prompted the attack and left the United States unprepared to mount a successful defense. The core of the book concerns the events of December 7, 1941, as seen through the eyes of participants, both American and Japanese, military and civilian. The author's use of contemporary documents and interviews with survivors has enabled him to present a vivid and evocative picture of that day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824813782
• ISBN13: 9780824813789
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

scrutinising the circumstances and decisions

It is a vivid account of the Pearl Harbour attack. the author starts by scrutinising the circumstances and decisions that prompted the attack and left the United States so unprepared, looking at Japan's objectives in South East Asia, the political and economic developments which drew them into conflict, and at American strategic thought.