: ▁The ▁Ver dict ▁of ▁History ▁( Mc G raw - H ill , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ), ▁and ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 : ▁The ▁Day ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Att ack ed ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁( Mc G raw - H ill , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ). ▁This ▁monument al ▁tr il ogy , ▁written ▁with ▁collabor ators ▁Donald ▁M . ▁Gold stein ▁and ▁K atherine ▁V . ▁D illon , ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁author itative ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁ ▁Larry ▁K imm ett ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Reg is , ▁The ▁Att ack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor : ▁An ▁Illustr ated ▁History ▁( Nav Pub lish ing , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁Using ▁maps , ▁photos , ▁unique ▁illustr ations , ▁and ▁an ▁animated ▁CD , ▁this ▁book ▁provides ▁a ▁detailed ▁over view ▁of ▁the ▁surprise ▁attack ▁that ▁brought ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Walter ▁Lord , ▁Day ▁of ▁Inf amy ▁( Hen ry ▁Hol t , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁readable , ▁and ▁entirely ▁an ec dot al , ▁re - t elling ▁of ▁the ▁day ' s ▁events . ▁ ▁W . ▁J . ▁Hol mes , ▁Double - Ed ged ▁Sec rets : ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁Int elligence ▁Oper ations ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( N aval ▁Institute , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁contains ▁some ▁important ▁material , ▁such ▁as ▁Hol