A Day That Will Live in Infamy: The History and Legacy of Japans Initial Attacks against the United States at Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, and the Philippines on December 7, 1941 Audiobook Libro.fm

All Americans are familiar with the day that will live in infamy At 930 am on Sunday December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor the advanced base of the United States Navys Pacific Fleet was ablaze It had been smashed by aircraft launched by the carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy All eight battleships had been sunk or badly damaged 350 aircraft had been knocked out and over 2000 Americans lay dead Indelible images of the USS Arizona exploding and the USS Oklahoma capsizing and floating upside down have been ingrained in the American conscience ever since In less than an hour and a half the Japanese had almost wiped out Americas entire naval presence in the Pacific