Attack On Pearl Harbour
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
On the morning of 8th December 1941, the skies above Pearl Harbour erupted with the thunder of Japanese aircraft, and the cry of Tora! Tora! Tora! signalled one of the most audacious and devastating surprise attacks in the history of modern warfare. Roger Parkinson's Attack on Pearl Harbour chronicles the events leading up to and during Japan's meticulously planned assault on the United States Pacific Fleet, presenting a gripping account of a single catastrophic day that irrevocably altered the course of the Second World War. With sharp historical precision, Parkinson reconstructs the strategic decisions, diplomatic failures, and military manoeuvres on both sides that converged in the skies and waters of Hawaii, drawing the reader into the chaos and human tragedy of the attack itself. Parkinson, a distinguished British military historian, brings his characteristic authority and clarity to this pivotal episode, arguing that Pearl Harbour was not merely a military engagement but a geopolitical turning point that drew the United States fully into the global conflict. His narrative illustrates the profound consequences of intelligence failures and political miscalculation, weaving together the perspectives of commanders, pilots, and sailors caught in the maelstrom. A work of compelling historical significance, Attack on Pearl Harbour leaves the reader questioning just how inevitable — or entirely avoidable — that fateful dawn truly was.
Author: Roger Parkinson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Wayland Publishers London
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
On the morning of 8th December 1941, the skies above Pearl Harbour erupted with the thunder of Japanese aircraft, and the cry of Tora! Tora! Tora! signalled one of the most audacious and devastating surprise attacks in the history of modern warfare. Roger Parkinson's Attack on Pearl Harbour chronicles the events leading up to and during Japan's meticulously planned assault on the United States Pacific Fleet, presenting a gripping account of a single catastrophic day that irrevocably altered the course of the Second World War. With sharp historical precision, Parkinson reconstructs the strategic decisions, diplomatic failures, and military manoeuvres on both sides that converged in the skies and waters of Hawaii, drawing the reader into the chaos and human tragedy of the attack itself. Parkinson, a distinguished British military historian, brings his characteristic authority and clarity to this pivotal episode, arguing that Pearl Harbour was not merely a military engagement but a geopolitical turning point that drew the United States fully into the global conflict. His narrative illustrates the profound consequences of intelligence failures and political miscalculation, weaving together the perspectives of commanders, pilots, and sailors caught in the maelstrom. A work of compelling historical significance, Attack on Pearl Harbour leaves the reader questioning just how inevitable — or entirely avoidable — that fateful dawn truly was.