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Author Barr, Gary E., 1951-

Title Pearl Harbor / Gary E. Barr.

Publication Info. Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, [2004]
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 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Children's Nonfiction  J 940.54 BARR    Check Shelf
Description 56 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Series Witness to history
Witness to history (Heinemann Library (Firm))
Summary Uses primary source materials to study what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the repercussions of this event.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 55) and index.
Contents Learning about the past -- Geography of the Pacific -- Japan: 1853-1930 -- Why Fascism? -- Expansionist Japan: 1930-1941 -- Japanese military strategy -- U.S. military leaders -- Japanese military leaders -- The countdown to war begins: November 25, 1941 -- Japanese movements: December 1-2, 1941 -- Final preparations: December 3-6, 1941 -- Attack! December 7, 1941 -- With the Japanese forces -- Battleships under attack -- Onboard the USS Arizona -- Two hours of destruction -- Medical personnel -- Aftermath -- The United States reacts -- Fighting back and the Japanese surrender -- Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor -- What happened to the leaders? -- What have we learned from Pearl Harbor? -- Timeline.
Subject Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan -- Juvenile literature.
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes -- Sources.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan -- Sources.
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Sources.
ISBN 1403445699 hardcover
9781403445698 hardcover
140344577X paperback
9781403445773 paperback
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