Japan's Blitzkrieg: The Rout of Allied Forces in the Far East 1941-2

by Bernard Edwards

Early on the morning of 7 December 1941, 360 Japanese carrier-borne aircraft made a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, and laid waste to the American Far East Fleet. They sank four battleships, crippled three cruisers and three destroyers, and seriously damaged two other battleships. One hundred and sixty-four planes were destroyed and 2,403 servicemen and civilians were killed. All for the loss of twenty-nine Japanese aircraft...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844154424
• ISBN13: 9781844154425
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"