| Description |
1 online resource (464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction : Folklore, viewed with a critical eye -- Strategic and operational setting -- Targets, weapons, and weapon-target pairings -- Wargames -- Planning the attack -- Pre-attack : training, rehearsals, briefings and contingency planning -- Execution of the attack -- Assessment of the attack -- Battle damage assessment -- What might have been : alerted Pearl Harbor defenses -- Assessing the folklore -- The fifth midget submarine : a cautionary tale -- Reassessing the participants -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A: Tabulation of second-wave dive-bomber attacks -- Appendix B: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Japanese terms -- Appendix C: Ships in Pearl Harbor and vicinity -- Appendix D: The Perfect attack |
| Summary |
The attack on Pearl Harbour on 7 December, 1941, has been portrayed by historians as a dazzling success, 'brilliantly conceived and meticulously planned.' This book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on the operational and tactical level |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-424) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Hawaii.
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Military campaigns
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Hawaii
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781612000213 |
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1612000215 |
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