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Pearl Harbor by H. P. Willmott

Pearl Harbor
by H. P. Willmott
Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  Text is drawn from groundbreaking new research.
•  Superb photos, maps and tables.
•  Easy to read, oversized format.
Cons  •  List price of $30 is not cheap.
•  Needs better proofreading for grammar & spelling.
The Bottom Line - A must for anyone interested in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

 
Product Description
•  224 pages filled with numerous images previously unseen outside of Japan, plus 30 maps.
•  H.P. Willmott is an award-winning expert on the Pacific War and the Japanese war strategy.
•  Traces the roots of Japanese aggressiveness and hostility to the West through to the attack.
 
 
Guide Review
Pearl Harbor by H. P. Willmott
Drawing on groundbreaking new research, author H. P. Willmott, along with Tohmatsu Haruo and W. Spencer Johnson, has written an exciting and very readable new account of the roots of the Japanese aggressiveness and hostility to the West, and of their planning of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Ultimately, while many of the reasons for the attack from the Japanese perspective were well thought out and legitimate, the author places much blame on the insatiable desire of the politicians and military leaders for imperial expansion, which ultimately led to their defeat.

This book is a must for anyone interested in the attack of December 7, 1941 and the roots of World War II in the Pacific. more...

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