Lord is thorough with the recollection of staggering events that happened at Pearl Harbor on that pivotal day. Pearl Harbor was over 75 years ago and the impact of the book still stands today because many generations can relate. Walter Lord places a great emphasis on taking the time to understand the period in which they lived in. The Pearl Harbor was basically a national suicide mission by the Japanese. Instantly he was ready to put his life on the line as, he climbed aboard, ready to fight the Japanese. The battleship Nevada was gathering steam, and he swam towards the battleship. For example, there was the man on the harbor as the ship was sinking. There were a lot of brave selfless souls that put this war on their back. To understand “The Day of Infamy” you must be familiar with the details of why the attack occurred, relations between the countries, and invasion. There is actual little textual supporting reasoning as to why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which makes the reader have to pick up a history book. Originally published in 1957, this edition was published in time for the 60th anniversary. There is also very few content on what Americans notions were on the attacking. Lord has assembled hundreds of yarns into this work of non-fiction. The majority of the Japanese were killed in the war their own frame of reference is almost nonexistent. There is a lot of irony in some of the stories that witness are recalling which keeps the reader intrigued. Most of the recollections of events from the people are told in less than a paragraph.
Lord does not develop the characters in the stories which is a completely different approach than other stories on the Pearl Harbor. In the first couple of chapters, Lord continues to go back and forth with Japan and Hawaii on the high seas hours before the attack. The Pearl Harbor attack is such a difficult topic to write about because it is hard to hold interest. The young men continued to play the fine tune that we bear our right hands over our heart so proudly. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and.
That is truly is significant moment in the book because it really depicts how amazing the American soldiers were willing to sacrifice. Bantam Books, 1963 - Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 - 245 pages. Lord describes men playing the Star-Spangled Banner while the attack began. In all, he published a dozen books.Walter Lord tells the story through the thousands of individuals which is why the book still has many critics raving. Works, which included detailed reconstructions of the Pearl HarborĪttack in Day of Infamy (1957), the battle of Midway in Incredible Victory (1967), and the integration of the University of Mississippi in The Past That Would Not Die (1965). Lord went on to use theīook's interview-heavy format as a template for most of his following The bestseller caused a new flurry of interest in the TitanicĪnd inspired the 1958 film of the same name. But it was Lord's next book, A Night to Remember (1955), that made him famous. His first book was The Fremantle Diary (1954), a volume of Civil War diaries that became a surprising success. The war's end, Lord joined a New York advertising firm, and began Work for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Nonfiction best known for his gripping and meticulously researchedĪccounts of watershed historical events. (1917-2002) was an acclaimed and bestselling author of literary The terror and confusion of the raid, as well as the fortitude of those Who methodically voted on the best means of escape, each story conveys USS Nevada who insisted on finishing "The Star Spangled Banner" before taking cover, to the men trapped in the capsized USS Oklahoma surpassed the nations most famous day of infamy: the Japanese attack on. Those who experienced the attack firsthand. political considerations.26 With reference to a portion of the preamble of the. Drawn from hundreds of interviews, letters, andĭiaries, Walter Lord recounts the many tales of heroism and tragedy by From the chaos, a thousand personal stories ofĬourage emerged. The Pacific fleet, soldiers, generals, and civilians alike felt shock,
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