PEARL HARBOR, Still shocking 75 years on: 37 huge surprises about history's biggest surprise attack
PEARL HARBOR, Still shocking 75 years on: 37 huge surprises about history's biggest surprise attack by Benedict le Vay
English | November 28, 2016 | ISBN: 1540716961 | 86 pages | AZW3 | 5.10 Mb
English | November 28, 2016 | ISBN: 1540716961 | 86 pages | AZW3 | 5.10 Mb
If you thought you knew the story of Pearl Harbor - and who hasn't heard of the most famous sneak attack of all time? - well, we bet you didn't know all these extraordinary tales. The ship from Pearl Harbor that the British sunk. The man who shelled his own girlfriend. The Japanese fighters defeated by broomsticks. You'll be astonished, enthralled, fascinated, moved and even amused by the hitherto unknown nuggets that Benedict le Vay has come up with. Presented in an easy-to-read, point-by-point style, this One Particular House Minibook nevertheless builds a complete understanding of the events that changed the course of World War II and transformed the future for all us around the world. And as a bonus chapter, there's a section called Unlikely Wars. The Great Emu War, The Pig War, The War of the Stray Dog, the War of Pork & Beans, The Soccer War. How many of these had you heard of? At time tragic, at times hilarious, at times almost incredible - whoever thought wars could be started for such daft reasons? And as for how they ended…