1942 crux of war
"The bomb itself was not particularly large-250 kilograms-yet large enough to start a war. Grey as winter twilight, it was clutched under the plane of Lieutenant Sakamoto Akira, the carrier Zuikaku's dive-bomber commander. At precisely 0745, 7 December 1941, Sakamoto led his flock of dark-green sea...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2026]
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| Summary: | "The bomb itself was not particularly large-250 kilograms-yet large enough to start a war. Grey as winter twilight, it was clutched under the plane of Lieutenant Sakamoto Akira, the carrier Zuikaku's dive-bomber commander. At precisely 0745, 7 December 1941, Sakamoto led his flock of dark-green sea eagles stooping down into their dives on Oahu Island's Wheeler Field. 1 American pilots, mechanics, and administrative personnel stumbled out of their barracks and mess halls into a deafening hell of explosions, screaming aircraft, staccato strafing, and the cries of wounded and dying men. Plenty of U.S. servicemen had suspected war was coming with Japan; none of them expected to be where it started"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxi, 1248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 1075-1197) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197848371 0197848370 |
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