During this episode, we break down events leading to Japan’s decision to attack Pearl Harbor, the planning that went into the attack, Japan’s voyage across the Pacific Ocean, and of course, Marine activity during the attack.
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References:
Beevor, A. (n.d.). The Second World War. United States: Little, Brown.
Clarke, T. (2001). Pearl Harbor Ghosts: December 7, 1941--the Day that Still Haunts the Nation. United Kingdom: Ballantine Books.
Commager, H. S., Miller, D. L. (2010). The Story of World War II: Revised, Expanded, and Updated from the Original T. United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster.
Cressman, R., Wenger, J. M. (1992). Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. United States: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
Denenberg, B. (2002). Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows. United States: Scholastic Incorporated.
History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II.: Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, by F. O. Hough, V. E. Ludwig and H. I. Shaw, Jr. (1958). United States: Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
McWilliams, B. (2014). Sunday in Hell: Pearl Harbor Minute by Minute. United States: Open Road Media.
Nelson, C. (2016). Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness. United Kingdom: Scribner.
Twomey, S. (2017). Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack. United States: Simon & Schuster.