Midcentury Book Club about World War II: Day of Infamy, by Walter Lord, 1957
Henry Holt and Company newest, New York
Dust jacket with minor wear at corners. Cover now under mylar cover. No writing inside. Clean and bright. Strong binding. Pages aged accordingly. See pictures for more evidence of condition.
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A detailed and absorbing account, with many personal close-ups, of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
The Day of Infamy began as a quiet morning on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. But as Japan's deadly torpedoes suddenly rained down on the Pacific fleet, soldiers, generals, and civilians alike felt shock, then fear, then rage. From the chaos, a thousand personal stories of courage emerged. Drawn from hundreds of interviews, letters, and diaries, Walter Lord recounts the many tales of heroism and tragedy by those who experienced the attack firsthand. From the musicians of the USS Nevada who insisted on finishing “The Star Spangled Banner” before taking cover, to the men trapped in the capsized USS Oklahoma who methodically voted on the best means of escape, each story conveys the terror and confusion of the raid, as well as the fortitude of those who survived.
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