The morning sky was calm, the waters still—until the bombs fell. In Pearl Harbor, A.J. Barker captures the shock, the strategy, and the turning of tides in America’s darkest hour. As part of Ballantine’s Illustrated History of WWII, this Battle Book peels back the curtain on the meticulously planned assault that thrust the United States into world war.
Through gripping eyewitness accounts, carefully drawn maps, and penetrating analysis, Barker walks you through the stealthy advance across the Pacific, the moment of surprise at dawn, and the heroism—and loss—that echoed long beyond the Pacific fleet’s losses. Pearl Harbor is not just a recounting of events but a sobering reminder of what happens when nations awaken—and what begins when peace is shattered.