This is a pretty decent accounting of the attack on the United Stated by Japan on December 7, 1941. This book features accounts by people who survived the attacks on the ground (or on the ships), as well as accounts by Japanese military members who participated in the event. I have had this book for quite a while and am working hard to finish up anything unread that I own, and I am annoyed that I did not read this sooner. I could have used this as reference material for a class I took not long ago. At any rate, this was a solid read.