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What was Pearl Harbor?

Text and illustrations explore the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941.

Pearl Harbor

Chronicles the events leading up to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the details of the attack itself, and the ensuing reaction of the United States.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor in United States history

Traces events leading up to and resulting from the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on American battleships at Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II.
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Surviving Pearl Harbor

An examination of the history of Pearl Harbor, its strategic use by the United States military, the December 7, 1941, attack, its importance in the Pacific theater of World War II, and other related topics.
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Pearl Harbor

the U.S. enters World War II
A brief narrative of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, marking America's entrance into World War II, and includes a timeline of major events throughout the war, as well as information on those who experienced it.

Cause & effect

the Persian Gulf War

The causes of World War II

Examines the causes of World War II, including the stipulations of the treaty that Germany was forced to sign at the end of World War I, the effects of the Great Depression, Germany's desire for colonies, and the rise of Hitler.

The weight of vengeance

the United States, the British empire, and the War of 1812
2012
Provides an account of the War of 1812 commemorating the two hundredth anniversary, and showing how military strategy reflected the public opinion of the combatants.

World War II begins

2004
Contains two episodes of the CBS News series "You Are. There" which reconstructed significant historical events and presented them as on-the-scene news stories, looking at Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941.

The biology of desire

why addiction is not a disease
2015
"Presents a strong argument against the disease model of addiction, which is currently predominant in medicine and popular culture alike, and bolsters it with informative and engaging narratives of addicts' lives ... Even when presenting more technical information, Lewis shows a keen ability to put a human face on the most groundbreaking research into addiction. Likewise, he manages to make complex findings and theories both comprehensible and interesting... This book, written with hopeful sincerity, will intrigue both those who accept its thesis and those who do not."--Publishers Weekly.

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