Probably because this is a story of American servicemen. " While I gave Gardner's performance a single star for Flight of the Phoenix, he does a much better job of it in Day of Infamy. " This book did a excellent job of detailing the attack on pearl harbor! " - Bobby, Lord clearly did a lot of research and paints a clear picture of what it felt like to be there from various perspectives. " Military history at this level of detail isn't quite my cup of tea, but it's an interesting minute-by-minute account of the attack on Pearl Harbor. An ease, interesting and fact dotted book of the battle that still must be the most critical 10 minutes in world history Just Luck or Devine Intervention? " - Steve, Lord provided a good narrative and overview of the Japanese "High Water Mark" in the Pacific. " Read this years ago when it first came out. I was taken by the diversity of perspectives presented. " A good starting point for someone beginning an in-depth study of this infamous event or a good comprehensive account for the simply curious. It was a fast read and enjoyable and informative. " This book gives a chronological, hour by hour (even 15 minute by 15 minute)timetable of what happened during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was standing on the overturned Oklahoma with signal flags. My father-in-law's photo used to be on the cover but not on this edition. This author interviews hundreds of eye witnesses on that fateful day and the reader comes away with a much better appreciation for what that day was really like. " An interview based account of ".the day that will live in infamy." Pearl Harbor. In a matter of thirty minutes, we went from being a completely neutral nation to one plunged into war, and this event certainly shaped our far-reaching military policy of today. " I was intrigued to discover how, because we were such an isolationist nation, many civilians and even soldiers did not believe an actual attack was underway on Dec. It read like a history textbook, and I had to struggle a bit to finish it. " I bought this book at the Pearl Harbor memorial site in Hawaii, and while it is a fantastic and detailed account of what happened, it wasn't very exciting or engaging. I wanted to learn more and this book didn't disappoint. " I bought this book at Pearl Harbor after taking a tour there. One of the best, clearest, compelling histories that is a must read for any American. " Well documented without getting bogged down. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.And thankfully, just as in "Night," Lord gave us bits of some of the more humorous things that surrounded the devastation." The story didn't focus on just a select few, which is great for me because I want to know what a mess attendant did that day as much as I want to know what a captain did! Written only 15 years or so after, it was almost a hot-off-the-presses account of Pearl Harbor. This story of the bombing at Pearl Harbor is so detailed (but not overly done) that you get to tap into so many of the different mens' lives to see what their average day was like. Just like "Night to Remember," you feel as though he was there taking notes from some other dimension. "Walter Lord is really great for bringing you into the moment of amazing events. In compiling his masterpiece, Lord traveled over fourteen thousand miles and spoke or corresponded with over five hundred individuals on both sides who were there, creating the best account we have of one of the epic events in American history. 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. ![]() ![]() Day of Infamy is Walter Lord’s gripping, vivid re-creation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941.
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