The Way It Was

by Goldstein, Donald M.

• ISBN13: 9781574883596
• ISBN10: 1574883593
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

From Library Journal At long last, the familiar and overused photographs of the "Day of Infamy" can be retired. The 430 prints in this new and welcome collection were gathered from various Japanese and U.S. sources, and most have never been seen by the general public. The majority were taken during the height of the air raid itself, many from Japanese cockpits. Along with numerous maps and sketches, they are arranged according to the various phases of the battle and are supplemented with commentary by two of Gordon Prange's coauthors (Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon). The overall effect is to give the reader an uncanny sense of being present at the battle. This book will make a wonderful companion piece to Prange's now-classic At Dawn We Slept.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	ix
The Antagonists	1	(7)
The Tools of War	8	(16)
The Setting	24	(12)
The Voyage to Hawaii	36	(10)
The Flight to Oahu	46	(16)
The First Wave	62	(36)
The Second Wave	98	(56)
Panorama of Destruction	154	(22)
Epilogue	176	(1)
Appendix A: Chronology of Events Prior to the Attack	177	(1)
Appendix B: Japanese Air Unit Leaders	178	(2)
Credits	180	(1)
About the Authors	181