Dowswell, Paul.

Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 / by Paul Dowswell. - London : Hodder Children's Books, c2002. - 47 p. : ill., col ; 28 cm. - Days that shook the world . - Days that shook the world .

Includes index.

Out of the blue -- Japan joins the world -- Japan turns to the right -- Setting the stage for global war -- The significance of Pearl Harbor -- Japan's hopes for the attack -- The build-up -- The first wave -- The submarine attack -- The second wave -- The wasted opportunity -- Damage and recovery -- Taken unawares -- The effect of the attack -- The aftermath-Japanese strategy -- Changing the course of war -- The end of the Pacific War -- What if...? -- Legacy.

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Pearl Harbor, attack on--Hawaii--1941.
World war--1939-1945.