Attack on Pearl Harbor

Nel Yomtov

Description

President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously called 7 December 1941 "a date which will live in infamy". Follow the soldiers and politicians, both in the US and Japan, through the course of this awful day which marked the United States' entrance into World War II. This graphic non-fiction book tells the story of this fateful day.

Sujets

• Hawái
• Hawaii
• Hawaï

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 05 juin 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406273755
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

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Nel Yomtov

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Edited by Adam Miller, Abby Colich, and John Paul Wilkins Designed by Steve Mead Original illustrations © Advocate Art 2014 Illustrated by Maurizio Campidelli Production by Victoria Fitzgerald Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China

ISBN 978 1 406 27363 2 17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Acknowledgements We would like to thank Gerard DeGroot for his invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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Contents

Introduction: The road to war................................ 4 The enemy approaches .......................................... 6 Under attack! ........................................................ 14 The second wave................................................... 24 The aftermath of destruction .............................. 32 Conclusion: World War II ..................................... 38 Timeline................................................................. 40 Cast of characters................................................. 42 Glossary ................................................................ 44 Find out more ....................................................... 46 Index ..................................................................... 48

Direct quotations are indicated by a yellow background.

Direct quotations appear on the following pages: 24, 36.

Introduction: The Road to War

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In the 1920s, Japan did not have the oil, gas, or other raw materials to become a world power. Japanese leaders decided to invade other nations to seize these resources. In 1937, Japan invaded China.

In 1939, war broke out in Europe when Germany invaded Poland. As the fighting intensified, British and Russian armies fought to stop the Germans’ advance across the continent.

In the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had kept America out of the growing conflict. He stopped all trade with Japan and demanded it pull out of China. The United States and Japan were trying to negotiate peace, but tensions between the two nations grew.