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First shot : the untold story of the Japanese minisubs that attacked Pearl Harbor / John Craddock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Craddock, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japan. Kaigun.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Sea control.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese.
- Midget submarines--Japan.
- Midget submarines.
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Ocean.
- Japan. Kaigun--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Japan.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 255 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Camden, Me. : McGraw-Hill, [2006]
- Summary:
- The first-ever account of the sinking of a Japanese midget submarine, one hour before the Pearl Harbor attack
- For six decades, the sunken sub's location remained a mystery--until accidentally discovered in 2002. "First Shot chronicles the stories of the recent discovery and the naval engagement sixty-four years ago, exploring one of the great what-if questions in our nation's history: If the warning signs had been heeded, would the outcome of the Japanese air attack have been different?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0071437169
- OCLC:
- 61694685
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