In this book, Lord painstakingly reconstructed not just the 'why' and the 'way' of the attack, but also how it happened, how people could have been so unaware of what might happen, and the slowness to regroup when it did. He visited each of the Hawaiian bases attacked and pored over maps, charts, letters, diaries, official files, newspapers, and some twenty-five thousand pages of testimony, discovering a wealth of information that had never before been revealed. Walter Lords' Day of Infamy traces the drama of the massive aerial attack of Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. He obtained exclusive interviews with members of the Japanese attacking force and spent hundreds of hours with the Americans who received the blow - not just the admirals and generals, but enlisted men and families as well. In piecing together the saga of Pearl Harbor, Lord traveled over fourteen thousand miles and spoke or corresponded with over five hundred individuals who were there. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad.
In brilliant detail Walter Lord traces the human drama of the great attack: the spies behind it the Japanese pilots the crews on the stricken warships the men at the airfields and the bases the Japanese pilot who captured an island single-handedly when he could not get back to his carrier the generals, the sailors, the housewives, and the children who responded to the attack with anger, numbness, and magnificent courage. Book Detail: Author: Walter Lord Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453238484 Size: 75.70 MB Format: PDF, ePub, Docs Release Date: Category: History Language: en View: 421 Status: Available Get Book Book Description Download PDF The Dawn S Early Light eBook. Describes the events of December 7, 1941, before, during, and after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as well as the reactions of the men who lived through the attack.
Sunday, December 7, 1941, was, as President Roosevelt said, "a date which will live in infamy." Day of Infamy is a fascinating account of that unforgettable day's events. The Japanese knew it was impossible for their empire to take control of the Pacific if the U.S Pacific Fleet was strong, so they decided to attack and attempt to destroy most of the fleet. A special 60th anniversary edition of the bestselling re-creation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, by the author of A Night to Remember. Day of Infamy by Walter Lord describes the day, beginning to end, in which legends were born and thousands were killed, known as Pearl Harbor.