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Using long established historical records and contemporary journals as well as recently-released war-time documents, Bill McWilliams has created a brand-new minute-by-minute narrative of the Day that Will Live in Infamy. Told from the point-of-view of dozens of characters from Generals and Admirals and politicians and diplomats down to deckhands and private soldiers and also innocent civilians at all levels, this panoramic overview of one of the most traumatizing and shocking events in American history puts the reader in a spot where they can understand the big picture of strategy and tactics as well as the intimate detail of what the chaos, violence and sudden death felt like to people immersed in the surprise of an armed attack on American soil. December 7, 1941 was a turning point in the history of the United States, which had been teetering on a decision between isolationism and intervention. It can be argued that every U.S. military engagement since then has been affected by what happened when America learned that it was not possible to stand by and watch war among strangers without being at risk of becoming involved whether they wished to be or not. |
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HISTORY / Military / World War II
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Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
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Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Personal narratives.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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Electronic books.
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Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
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Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941) (OCoLC)fst01056083 |
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924 |
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1939 - 1945 |
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Hawaii. (OCoLC)fst01208724 |
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
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Freading.
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| ISBN |
9781497602373 (electronic bk.) (EPUB) |
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1497602378 (electronic bk.) (EPUB) |
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