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Pearl Harbor: why, how, fleet salvage, and final appraisal / by Homer N. Wallin ; with a foreword by Ernest McNeill Eller.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
Wallin, Homer N. (Homer Norman), 1893-1984, author.
Contributor:
Eller, Ernest M., 1903-1992
United States. Naval History Division, issuing body.
Series:
History of international law.
HeinOnline history of international law
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Warships--Salvaging--Hawaii--Pearl Harbor.
Warships.
Warships--United States--History--20th century.
Shipwrecks--Hawaii--History--20th century.
Shipwrecks.
Warships--Salvaging.
United States.
Hawaii--Pearl Harbor.
Hawaii.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
Genre:
Online resources.
History
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 377 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
Place of Publication:
Washington : Naval History Division, 1968.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Introduction
The trends toward war
Problems and dilemmas of the United States and eventual preparedness for war
The fleet at Pearl Harbor
Imminence of war
Japanese attack, strategy and tactics
Results of Japanese surprise air raid
Washington's response to the Japanese attack
Observations and statements made by survivors
Other ships' official reports
"All hands" engaged in salvage work
Getting the less-damaged ships ready for action
Ships sunk at Pearl Harbor
Conditions which prevailed or were encountered in salvage work
Final appraisal of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Naval History and Heritage Command website, viewed Feb. 25, 2019).
Other Format:
Print version: Wallin, Homer Norman, 1893- Pearl Harbor: why, how, fleet salvage, and final appraisal.
OCLC:
557592263
Access Restriction:
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