New York Times bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R Forstchen return with the second novel in their action-packed World War II historical series.
Pearl Harbor is in utter chaos after the unexpected third strike by Imperial Japanese Naval Air Forces, ordered into the attack by Admiral Yamamoto. A victory has been achieved, but is it total victory? Yamamoto is horrified to discover that the Foreign Ministry office of his government has utterly failed in their promise to ensure that a proper declaration of war be delivered to America prior to the opening of hostilities. As someone who has spent years in America, Yamamoto knows that America's response will be a bitter push for total war rather than one that might have led eventually to a negotiated settlement.
Japan's only hope for victory now is to pursue a ruthless and total assault on the remaining American assets in the Pacific region, to hammer the slumbering giant into a willingness to negotiate. But Admiral Halsey is en route to Pearl Harbor for his counterstrike...
