Etorofu

On lonely Etorofu the first light of day seeped through the lowering clouds as the Japanese crews readied their ships for departure.

Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009

The largest island, Etorofu, had a population numbering only a few hundred, most of whom made their living from the rich fishing grounds off the Pacific shore.

Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009

Aday ahead of Kido Butai, the gunboat Kunajiri reached Hitokappu Bay on the Pacific coast of Etorofu.

Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009

Hitokappu Bay, an inlet on Etorofu Island in the Kurile Islands group, was the assembly location for the six carriers of the First Air Fleet—the offensive power of the Pearl Harbor raid.

DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

At Etorofu Island, the smaller warships of the First Air Fleet weighed anchor and headed into the Pacific, setting a course that generally moved toward the fortieth parallel of north latitude.

DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

At Etorofu Island, the smaller warships of the First Air Fleet weighed anchor and headed into the Pacific, setting a course that generally moved toward the fortieth parallel of north latitude.

DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

Hitokappu Bay, an inlet on Etorofu Island in the Kurile Islands group, was the assembly location for the six carriers of the First Air Fleet—the offensive power of the Pearl Harbor raid.

DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

At Etorofu Island, the smaller warships of the First Air Fleet weighed anchor and headed into the Pacific, setting a course that generally moved toward the fortieth parallel of north latitude.

DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

At Etorofu Island, the smaller warships of the First Air Fleet weighed anchor and headed into the Pacific, setting a course that generally moved toward the fortieth parallel of north latitude.

DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

Hitokappu Bay, an inlet on Etorofu Island in the Kurile Islands group, was the assembly location for the six carriers of the First Air Fleet—the offensive power of the Pearl Harbor raid.

DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001