Official air force history of west coast air defense during the early days of world war ii. Sometime in the mid1960s or so i saw a science fiction movie called robinson crusoe on mars. America was still rattled by the attack by the japanese imperial navys attack on pearl harbor, and concerns about a legitimate threat on the u. It was late february, 1942, less than three months after the japanese attacked pearl harbor.
Sometime after midnight i was awakened by the sound of gunfire. With the arrival of the awesome new alieninvasion film battle. The upcoming film is, of course, fictional but the story was, in. Most of the book concerns itself with the japanese involvement in wwii and how the events of that night were speculated to be a japanese reconnaisance mission, since the night before a japanese submarine had surfaced and fired at the california coastline near santa barbara. Reputable news agencies reported the attack, complete with eyewitness accounts. Shop screenbid exclusively for certified authentic merchandise straight from the set of battle. Directed by jonathan liebesman teenage mutant ninja turtles with a script from christopher bertolini the generals daughter, battle. Jan 9 1942 to july 1 1945 extract 25february2004 this file contains 32 pages of the 4th antiaircraft command history, chapter v, defense operations on the west coast. Then after firing over 1400 antiaircraft shells at it.
The surprise japanese attack and the possibility that the west coast of the united states was going to be next had many people worried. With nia peeples, kel mitchell, dylan vox, theresa junetao. In february, 1942, katie was a young, beautiful, and highlysuccessful interior decorator and artist who worked with many of hollywoods most glamorous celebrities and film industry luminaries. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The album was nominated at the 43rd annual grammy awards for best rock album, was recognized by both time and rolling stone magazines as. For years people used to relate the ufo sighting with different things due to skepticism. The battle including antiaircraft fire and collateral damage. Now almost 70 years later, the alien invaders have returned. Scott littleton, who appears in the book, as a living eyewitness are alleged to be from the location where the original 1942 battle photo was thought to have been taken. The 75th anniversary edition 2017 of my book of the same name. Naval base at pearl harbor, hawaii, and the united states officially entered world war ii. The white spots near the convergence of the searchlights are larger than in the 1942 version.
Marines in california, and while its a bythenumbers military action film, its actually inspired by a true story. Pearl harbor had been attacked less than three months prior to this event. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. The wwii battle was an example of what happens when the threat of attack feels. Most of the book concerns itself with the japanese involvement in wwii and how the events of that night were speculated to be a japanese reconnaisance mission, since the night before a japanese submarine had surfaced and fired at the california coastline near. In early february 1942, the united states was in full war mode just two months after the japanese attack on pearl harbor in hawaii. On feb 26, 1942, the author was on a staff visit to the 37th brigade. As an expert, he does however recognize regularly another expert on the subject who also witnessed the event that night, only a. Log in with either your library card number or ez login. Theyre bringing the war to us, so we have to fight for more than our country. It began on the evening of february 24, 1942, when naval intelligence instructed units on the california coast to steel themselves for a potential japanese attack. But a detailed story and questionanswering with regards to who, what and why are mia, unfortunately. Five years before roswell, five years before pilot kenneth arnolds landmark sightings of flying saucers in the pacific northwest, 3 years before the battle of the bulge, two years before dday, and years before the socalled modern ufo era had officially begun. In the movie were flying machines apparently used by an alien culture mining mars.