President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed it, "A day that will live in infamy". December 7, 1941 changed America and the world forever. As the United States pacific Fleet slumbered that warm Sunday morning it suddenly found itself under surprise attack by hundreds of Japanese aircraft. Two brief hours later, 2403 Americans were dead, eight battleships were sunk or damaged - and the United States was at war.
Now, this definitive illustrated history recreates for a new generation every key moment of those unforgettable hours at Pearl Harbor. Historian Dan van der Vat's compelling narrative contains new revelations based on groundbreaking research and is illuminated by a wealth of rare archival images - including previously unpublished personal photos and memorabilia. Evocative paintings by marine artist Tom Freeman, maps and dimensional diagrams of the battle, and contemporary colour photography set the stage for the moving first person accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors.
The story of Pearl Harbor has now been made into a major motion picture starring Ben Affleck, Cuba Gooding Jnr, and Alec Baldwin.
