| Panic on the Pacific: How America Prepared for the West Coast Invasion Contributor(s): Yenne, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1621574970 ISBN-13: 9781621574972 Publisher: Regnery History OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - United States - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 940.53 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Japanese - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The aftershocks of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor were felt keenly all over America--the war in Europe had hit home. But nowhere was American life more immediately disrupted than on the West Coast, where people lived in certain fear of more Japanese attacks. From that day until the end of the war, a dizzying mix of battle preparedness and rampant paranoia swept the states. Japanese immigrants were herded into internment camps. Factories were camouflaged to look like small towns. The Rose Bowl was moved to North Carolina. Airport runways were so well hidden even American pilots couldn't find them. There was panic on the Pacific coast: the Japanese were coming. |