Synopsis

The events of December 7, 1941, forever etched Pearl Harbor in the lexicon as a symbol of treachery and a nation's vulnerability. This account, compiled for the 50th anniversary of the attack, reveals that the confrontation was not unforeseen; the United States and Japan had been steadily moving toward conflict for years. It offers a detailed, minute-by-minute chronicle of the unfolding events across both the Pacific continents, culminating in the devastating surprise of that fateful Sunday morn