pearl harbor (hawaii), attack on, 1941

Examines the historical background of the movie Pearl Harbor. Presents the historical event and compares fact with the movie.

Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?.

A graphic novel account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dramatizing the action both in the air and on the ground.

"Nanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she still wants to 'dip her paddle in' and be useful. She knows she's grown-up enough to help in her grandparents' market. But before she can prove that she's ready for more responsibility, the unthinkable happens: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor--the naval base where her father works--and America is at war! Now Nanea must cope with missing friends and familiy members, rumors of additional attacks, and drastic changes to her island way of life."--Back cover.

A book for young readers about the presidential decision to drop the atomic bomb over Japan in 1945.

Dramatizes the events of December 7, 1941, when a peaceful day on the Hawaiaan island of Oahu was destroyed with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which drew the U.S. into World War II.

"On December 7, 1941, thirteen-year old Alice's life changes completely as she experiences an act of war, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and her father's imprisonment in a Japanese internment camp, leaving Alice and the rest of her family struggling to adjust to life without him"--OCLC.

Explores the events of December 7, 1941, the day that the Japanese Imperial Navy launched a surprise attack on the American military bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, prompting America's subsequent entry into World War II.

"A historical account--including eyewitness quotes--of the devastating 1941 attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor and its wartime aftershocks, ending with how the disaster is memorialized today"--.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt called December 7 1941 a date which will live in infamy. Early that morning hundreds of Japanese fighter planes unexpectedly attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. More than 2 000 Americans were killed and the battleships of the Pacific Fleet lay in ruins. The brutal attack launched the United States into war a conflict that engulfed the world.