The USS Arizona: The Ship, the Men, the Pearl Harbor Attack, and the

The USS Arizona: The Ship, the Men, the Pearl Harbor Attack, and the

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"Remember the Arizona!" was the battle cry of American sailors stationed in the Pacific during World War II. The mighty warship, which was bombed at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, became and remains to this day a symbol and rallying point for America's sudden entrance into war. Here, using eyewitness accounts of the bombing and the sinking, the authors narrate the compelling history of the USS "Arizona "before, during, and after the attack, and describe the "Arizona "Memorial's legacy today. This engrossing book includes sixteen pages of photographs and extensive interviews with sailors who survived Imperial Japan's attack. "The USS Arizona, "published on December 7, 2001, the sixtieth anniversary of the surprise attack, is the only full-length book on the great ship and its beautiful resting place.

Author: Joy Waldron Jasper
Format: Hardback, 288 pages, 158mm x 237mm, 544 g
Published: 2001, Truman Talley Books, United States
Genre: Military History

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"Remember the Arizona!" was the battle cry of American sailors stationed in the Pacific during World War II. The mighty warship, which was bombed at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, became and remains to this day a symbol and rallying point for America's sudden entrance into war. Here, using eyewitness accounts of the bombing and the sinking, the authors narrate the compelling history of the USS "Arizona "before, during, and after the attack, and describe the "Arizona "Memorial's legacy today. This engrossing book includes sixteen pages of photographs and extensive interviews with sailors who survived Imperial Japan's attack. "The USS Arizona, "published on December 7, 2001, the sixtieth anniversary of the surprise attack, is the only full-length book on the great ship and its beautiful resting place.