December 8, 1941 : MacArthur's Pearl Harbor /
Statement of responsibility: William H. Bartschby
Bartsch, William H
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BookPublisher: College Station, TX : Texas A&M University Press, c2003Description: viii, 557 p. : ill., 25 x 17 cm.ISBN: 1585442461 (hardbound).Subject(s): MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Japanese | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines | bombing of Clark Field | Far East Air Force | Japanese preparations for war | start of the war in the Philippines | US Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) | US reinforcement of the Philippines - 1941Online resources: VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES Language/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: A thoroughly researched account of the events which led to, and which occurred on December 8, 1941, climaxing in the virtually unopposed Japanese attack on Clark Field, and the destruction of the majority of MacArthur’s bombed force.
Presents both Japanese and American sides, from the highest decision-level to the pilots’ and mechanics’ viewpoints, utilizing diaries, interviews and other primary sources to reconstruct, in a riveting manner, the tragic sequence of events which cost MacArthur his air force on the first day of the war.
This volume is the second volume in the series of Historic Documents of World War II. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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Afterwar: World War II Film Festival and Exhibit
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | D 767.4 .B37 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 87 | Available | 13583 |
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