Pearl Harbor (Trade Editions) - Softcover

Smith, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841760757 ISBN 13: 9781841760759

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Sunday 7 December 1941 saw the dawn of modern warfare. Air superiority and surprise led to the shattering of the superior US Pacific fleet by a well planned and excellently co-ordinated Japanese offensive. The attack on the home of the US Pacific fleet precipitated the intervention of the United States into WWII.

About this title

About the Author:

Carl Smith has had a life long fascination with many aspects of the military history of the United States. A specialist writer of many years experience, Carl has worked for several popular military magazines. He has written volumes on the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg and the Pearl Harbor attack in Osprey's Campaign series. Carl lives and works in Virginia. Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since. Jim is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association. Adam Hook studied graphic design at art college and began his illustrating career in 1983. For Osprey he has illustrated Campaign 52 Gettysburg 1863 and Campaign 55 Chancellorsville 1863. Adam lives and works in Sussex, UK.

Synopsis:

Depending on opposing viewpoints, the attack on Pearl Harbor was either a brilliant manoeuvre or a piece of unparalleled villainy. This volume provides a detailed account of the one of the most significant events of World War II. The text is complemented by 3D battleviews, maps and photos.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1841760757
• ISBN 13: 9781841760759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104
• Illustrator: Laurier Jim