TY - BOOK AU - Bartsch, William H. TI - December 8, 1941 : : MacArthur's Pearl Harbor / SN - 1585442461 (hardbound) PY - 2003/// CY - College Station, TX : PB - Texas A&M University Press KW - MacArthur, Douglas, KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Aerial operations, American KW - Aerial operations, Japanese KW - Campaigns KW - Philippines KW - bombing of Clark Field KW - Far East Air Force KW - Japanese preparations for war KW - start of the war in the Philippines KW - US Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) KW - US reinforcement of the Philippines - 1941 N2 - 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 UR - https://issuu.com/filipinasheritagelibrary/docs/rhc-013583?e=18015266/46106326 ER -