The Start of World War II in the Pacific Theater : The History of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raid, and the Philippines Campaign of 1941-42

All Americans are familiar with the “day that will live in infamy.” At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, the advanced base of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, was ablaze. It had been smashed by aircraft launched by the carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. All eight battl