Description: Detail & Scale Special Editions: Attack on Pearl Harbor: Japan Awakens a Sleeping Giant Print: 179 pages, 360 photos, 45 color profiles, 10 maps A new “Why Pearl Harbor?” chapter summarizes the political events of the previous decade which convinced many Japanese leaders that they had to go to war with the United States, and examines why the Japanese chose Pearl Harbor as the location to launch their dramatic initial blow against the United States Navy in the PacificThe Japanese attack plan is covered from its inception, including the challenges planners had to overcome to make the attack feasibleA detailed look at the Japanese forces that participated in the attack, from the six aircraft carriers, the supporting ships that made up the strike force, from battleships and cruisers down to submarines and oilersCoverage of the Japanese aircraft that participated in the attack, including dozens of full-colour profiles of the fighters and bombers that carried out the attack, with an in-depth look a the weapons they carriedA comprehensive listing of all the named ships assigned to the U. S. Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941, both those at Pearl Harbor and those assigned elsewhere in the theatreAn organizational breakdown of the two attack waves that comprised the strike force, including units, unit leaders and targets assignedThe most detailed accounting of the air attack ever published, with over 200 pages with almost 200 photos and 10 maps, including how the Americans fought back against the attack with everything they had, with detailed accounts of the response of almost every ship present in Pearl Harbor that dayA chapter on U. S. aircraft that were in the air that day and the exploits of the pilots who flew themA comprehensive look at every ship listed on the U. S. Navy report of damaged ships, with photographs showing how all but three were returned to active fleet serviceA look at Japanese losses and the tactical mistakes they made during the attackA summary of the wrath of the “Awakened Giant” shows that almost every Japanese ship that participated in the attack had been destroyed or damaged beyond repair less than four years laterA look at Pearl Harbor today, including photographs of the ARIZONA Memorial Ships direct from New Jersey.Domestic delivery will normally take just a few days. Hobby Link International is based in New Jersey and Canada.Satisfaction guaranteed. Either you get the product or your money back, simple as that!
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Book Title: Detail & Scale Volume 10: F6F Hellcat
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original Language: English
Author: Bert Kinzey
Language: English
