Pearl Harbor
by Craig Nelson
Buy on Amazon"The America we live in today was born not on July 4, 1776, but on December 7, 1941, when an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes supported by aircraft carriers, destroyers, and midget submarines suddenly and savagely attacked the United States, killing 2,403 men--and forced America's entry into World War II. [This book] follows, moment by moment, the sailors, soldiers, pilots, diplomats, admirals, generals, emperor, and president as they engineer, fight, and react to this ... dramatic moment in world history"--Dust jacket flap.
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By the Book: Laurie Anderson · nytimes.com