Name: Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
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Author: Wenger, J. Michael ; Cressman, Robert J.
ISBN: 9781494464516

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Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert J. Cressman

J. Michael Wenger

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

28.0 x 21.6 x 0.2 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN13

9781494464516

Synopsis "Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941"

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. There were simultaneous Japanese attacks on the U.S.-held Philippines and on the British Empire in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 Americans were killed and 1,282 wounded. The attack came as a profound shock to the American people and led directly to the American entry into World War II in both the Pacific and European theaters. The following day, the United States declared war on Japan. There were numerous historical precedents for unannounced military action by Japan. However, the lack of any formal warning, particularly while negotiations were still apparently ongoing, led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy". The authors chronicle the events at Pearl Harbor.

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