Description

The book is compilation of first hand accounts from American and Japanese military and civilian personnel and gives a unique perspective on the attack. The first chapter, entitled I Led the Attack on Pearl Harbor is by one Captain Mitsuo Fuchida who was the commander of the air groups of the First Air Fleet, which consisted of the IJN aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku, and Zuikaku.

These first hand accounts are riveting and startling in their depth and detail and shed a whole new light on the events of the day. Also, it paints the Japanese with a very human brush, revealing a portrait of a people just as proud and fearful as anyone. The book is replete with black and white photos of men and machines of war, broken and unbroken. There are some excellent overhead photos of Peal Harbor that show the naval base and Hickam Army Airfield in stark relief.