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Author Wallin, Homer N. (Homer Norman), 1893-1984.

Title Pearl Harbor: why, how, fleet salvage, and final appraisal / by Homer N. Wallin. With a foreword by Ernest McNeill Eller.

Publication Info. Washington : Naval History Division ;[for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1968.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  940.5426 WALLIN    Check Shelf
Description xv, 377 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm
Contents Introduction -- The trends toward war -- Problems and dilemmas of the United States and eventual preparedness for war -- The fleet at Pearl Harbor -- Imminence of war -- Japanese attack, strategy and tactics -- Results of Japanese surprise air raid -- Washington's response to the Japanese attack -- Observations and statements made by survivors -- Other ships' official reports -- "All hands" engaged in salvage work -- Getting the less damaged ships ready for action -- Ships sunk at Pearl Harbor -- Conditions which prevailed or were encountered in salvage work -- Final appraisal of the Pearl Harbor attack -- Appendices.
Subject Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Sudoc No. D 207.10/2:P 31/2
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