Six months after Pearl Harbor, the seemingly invincible Imperial Japanese nay proposed a decisive blow against the United States. After sweeping through Asia and the South Pacific, Japan's military targeted the tiny atoll of Midway, an ideal launching pad for the invasion of Hawaii and beyond.But the US Navy would be waiting for them. Thanks to cutting-edge code-breaking technology, tactical daring, and a significant stroke of luck, the Americans...

In the predawn hours of December 7, 1941, a Japanese carrier group sailed toward Hawaii. A few minutes before 8:00 a.m., they received the order to rain death on the American base at Pearl Harbor, sinking dozens of ships, destroying hundreds of airplanes, and taking the lives of over two thousand servicemen. The carnage lasted only two hours, but more than seventy years later, terrible questions remain unanswered. How did the Japanese slip past the...

"The last of the Prange manuscripts about Pearl Harbor"--Page ix. A detailed chronological account of the day. Includes reminiscences of officers, both American and Japanese.

Twenty-six of the most dramatic true stories ever told of men in aerial combat, from World War I to Vietnam. An unforgettable collection of real-life tales of aerial warfare drawn from a wide a range of sources: American, British, German, Japanese, and more.