Pearl Harbor

by Stephanie Fitzgerald

Overview

President Franklin D. Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." Early that morning hundreds of Japanese fighter planes unexpectedly attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 2,000 Americans were killed and the battleships of the Pacific Fleet lay in ruins. The brutal attack launched the United States into war, a conflict that engulfed the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756555863
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Eyewitness to World War II
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	1040L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Fitzgerald has been writing nonfiction for children for more than 10 years. Her specialties include history, wildlife, and popular culture. Stephanie is currently working on a picture book with the help of her daughter, Molly.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Surprise Attack 7

Chapter 2 The Road to Pearl Harbor 19

Chapter 3 Plans for the Attack 27

Chapter 4 Before the Attack 37

Chapter 5 Tora, Tora, Tora 49

Chapter 6 Not a Drill 57

Chapter 7 Striking the Airfields 73

Chapter 8 Aftermath 81

Chapter 9 A Day that Will Live in Infamy 91

Timeline 100

Glossary 104

Further Reading 106

Internet Sites 106

Critical Thinking Questions 107

Source Notes 108

Select Biography 110

Index 111

Interviews

Primary source quotes Outstanding photographs Engaging, narrative nonfiction Maps Extensive research