Dec. 7, 1941 : The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
Donald M. Goldstein, Gordon W. Prange and Katherine V Dillon.

A chronological account related mostly by eyewitnesses, it describes the hints and warning of the attack as perceived both in Washington and Oahu, covers the attack itself in starkly vivid detail, and shows the reactions of servicemen and civilians, which range from fear to heroism to bewilderment. The narrative is particularly interesting in its depiction of the stupified incredulity on the part of many, and on the involuntary flights of imagination that rendered an extraordinary number of people temporarily aberrant. Many "eyewitnesses" saw German planes over Pearl Harbor, for instance; others saw Japanese paratroops landing on Oahu. The riveting narrative concludes with President Roosevelt's declaration of war the following day. Reed Business Information, Inc.
 

The Way It Was: Pearl Harbor, the Original Photographs
Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon and J. Michael Wenger

The 430 prints in this new and welcome collection were gathered from various Japanese and U.S. sources, and most have never been seen by the general public. The majority were taken during the height of the air raid itself, many from Japanese cockpits. Along with numerous maps and sketches, they are arranged according to the various phases of the battle and are supplemented with commentary by two of Gordon Prange's coauthors (Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon) The overall effect is to give the reader an uncanny sense of being present at the battle. This book will make a wonderful companion piece to Prange's now-classic At Dawn We Slept. Library Journal
 

Submerged: Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team
Daniel Lenihan

Lenihan has been diving as a park ranger and archeologist for the National Park Service for some 30 years. He presents the first book on the Submerged Cultural Resources Unit (SCRU) team of the U.S. National Park Service, a group of archeologists, historians, and photographers whose job is to survey, map, investigate, and protect the shipwrecks and sites that make up America's sunken heritage. Lenihan describes the diving experiences of the SCRU team from 1972 to the present, throughout the U.S. and in Micronesia. Illustrated with 16 pages of color photographs, this insightful, fast-paced text will appeal to readers interested in diving, archeology, American history, adventure, and rescue missions. Book News
 

At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Gordon W. Prange with Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V Dillon.

This gripping study scrupulously reconstructs the Japanese attack, from its conception (less than a year before the actual raid) to its lightning execution; and it reveals the true reason for the American debacle: the insurmountable disbelief in the Japanese threat that kept America from heeding advance warnings and caused leaders to ignore evidence submitted by our own intelligence sources. Based on thirty-seven years of intense research and countless interviews, and incorporating previously untranslated documents, At Dawn We Slept is history with the dramatic sweep of a martial epic.  The Publisher
 

Day of Infamy
Walter Lord

In Day of Infamy, Walter Lord traces in brilliant detail the human drama of the great attack: the spies behind it; the Japanese pilots; the crews on the stricken warships; the men at the airfields and on the bases; the generals, the sailors, the housewives, and the children who responded to the attack with anger, numbness, and magnificent courage. Day of Infamy is an inspiring human document of one of the truly great epics of American history. The Publisher
 

Air Raid, Pearl Harbor!: Recollections of a Day of Infamy
Paul Stillwell

Air Raid: Pearl Harbor! Recaptures the experiences that moved a nation to action and presents them from the perspectives of a cross section of the people involved: forty-seven participants, some of who were in Hawaii, others in Washington, the Philippine Islands, Tokyo, and at sea. This collection of first-person narratives, nearly half of which are published here for the first time, recounts the events as they took place. The Publisher
 

Battleship Arizona: An Illustrated History
Paul Stillwell

A history of the ship from keel-laying in 1914, based heavily upon some hundred interviews with crewmen, and upon official documents. Abundant photos. A useful remembrance of the ship that, more than any other, changed the character of the modern warship. Book News, Inc.
 

December 7, 1941, as the great battleships Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah lie paralyzed and burning in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a team of U.S. Navy salvage divers headed by Edward C. Raymer are hurriedly flown to Oahu from the mainland. Their two-part orders are direct and straightforward: (1) rescue as many trapped sailors and Marines as possible, and (2) resurrect what remains of America's once mighty Pacific fleet. Descent Into Darkness tells their story. The Publisher
 

With photographs, paintings by Tom Freeman, and soldier and civilian testimonies, Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy An Illustrated History memorializes a day of bitterness, sorrow and resolve for many Americans. Author Dan van der Vat (The Good Nazi) finds that "America's worst military disaster" became "her greatest triumph." Sen. John McCain's introduction expresses no ill will toward the Japanese, and van der Vat tells part of the story from the points of view of various Japanese soldiers: e.g., the ensign who bombed the U.S.S. Oklahoma, a bomber pilot who "had never felt so scared" and afterward "felt so sad and lonely to see all the empty beds." Publisher's Weekly