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Pearl Harbor : why, how, fleet salvage, and final appraisal
- Title
- Pearl Harbor : why, how, fleet salvage, and final appraisal / by Homer N. Wallin. With a foreword by Ernest McNeill Eller.
- Author
- Wallin, Homer N. (Homer Norman), 1893-1984.
- Publication
- Washington, Naval History Division : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1968
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D767.92 .W3 1968 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xv, 377 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
- Warships > Salvaging > Hawaii > Pearl Harbor
- Warships > United States > History > 20th century
- Shipwrecks > Hawaii > History > 20th century
- Shipwrecks
- Warships
- Warships > Salvaging
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area
- Hawaii
- Hawaii > Pearl Harbor
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Document for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, cloth, $4.00.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 68060091
- OCLC
- ocm08990348
- 8990348
- SCSB-9082909
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library