The Pearl Harbor Papers

by Goldstein, Donald M.; Dillon, Katherine V.

• ISBN13: 9780028810010
• ISBN10: 0028810015
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-08-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

Details the Japanese thought process leading up to, during, and after the attack that changed the world.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Plans and Preparations for the Pearl Harbor Attack
Introduction	p. 1
How the Japanese Task Force Idea Materialized	p. 4
Affidavit of Minoru Genda	p. 13
Analysis No. 1 of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Operation AI	p. 17
Analysis No. 2 of the Pearl Harbor Attack	p. 32
Diary of Rear Adm. Giichi Nakahara, Extracts, 11 August 1941-1 January 1942	p. 45
Extracts from Diary and Duty Book of Capt. Shigeshi Uchida	p. 76
Extracts from Diary and Papers of Comdr. Sadamu Sanagi	p. 86
Pearl Harbor Operations: General Outline of Orders and Plans	p. 91
Letters of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Introduction	p. 111
Letters from Yamamoto	p. 113
Two Letters Written by Admiral Yamamoto That Were Considered Sufficient to Indicate His Personal Character (12 March 1947)	p. 124
"Admiral Yamamoto's Sweetheart"	p. 126
Pearl Harbor
Introduction	p. 135
Rengo Kantai (Combined Fleet), Extracts	p. 137
Conquer the Pacific Ocean Aboard Destroyer Akigumo: War Diary of the Hawaiian Battle	p. 169
War Diary of the 5th Carrier Division, 1-31 December 1941	p. 220
War Diary of the 1st Destroyer Squadron, 1-31 December 1941	p. 237
War Diary of the 3d Battleship Division, 4-25 December 1941	p. 253
Submarine Operations, Extracts, December 1941-April 1942	p. 264
Japanese Study of the Pearl Harbor Operation	p. 278
Aftermath
An Intimate Look at the Japanese Navy	p. 312
Index	p. 373
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