Announcing this new book
Pearl Harbor
Japan's Greatest Disaster
by Mark Stille
(Osprey Publishing | $35.00 | Hardcover | 9781472865311 | 448 pages | November 4, 2025)
A detailed re-examination of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Day of Infamy, that saw the USA enter World War II.
In this the first comprehensive treatment of Pearl Harbor since the early 1990s, respected Pacific War naval historian Mark E. Stille traces the American preparations for an attack and the Japanese attack itself. Examining the role of the man behind the operation, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the plan, this book is a comprehensive narrative of Pearl Harbor along with an appreciation of its results.
In common with many of the major campaigns of the Pacific War, many myths surround the Battle of Pearl Harbor, and, amongst others, Mark explores and dismantles the myth of Yamamoto as a military genius, as well as the myth that the attack was brilliantly planned. Long regarded as brilliant strike, Mark argues in Pearl Harbor that the attack was instead a tactical disappointment, an operational failure, and a strategic disaster.
About the Author:
Mark E. Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific, included most recently Leyte Gulf and Midway. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.
Pearl Harbor: Japan’s Greatest Disaster by Mark Stille will be published,
as a hardcover, by Osprey Publishing on November 4, 2025.
(ISBN: 9781472865311 | $35.00 | 448 Pages)
