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Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads The Nation Into War (2011)

by Steven M. Gillon(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0465021395 (ISBN13: 9780465021390)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Basic Books

review 1: This book is very interesting and I would say intense. I would say intense because its about Pearl Harbor being bombed. I love true story books so this book was a great pick for me. I don't like many history books but I was very interested in reading this book. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes history or likes intense action books. This book is very educational as well because it gave specific details. At some points in the book it was hard to understand because there were a lot of names that were not too important. Also there was a lot of times and dates so it sometimes was hard to get all the details at once. The last thing I would say about this book is that I really enjoyed reading it!
review 2: Short, concise book about the first 24 hours a... morefter the bombing at Pearl Harbor, as FDR labors to gain a sense for what actually happened and shapes the official response he will deliver to the public. To anyone who has read much history of the era, the general sweep of the book is familiar. There are, however, some smaller details that are interesting to note: the concern about the security of the phone line over while FDR conversed with military leaders - one participant actually implored that any American who might somehow be listening should do their patriotic duty and not reveal what they were eavesdropping on!It's alarming to hear how long it was before FDR was told that the Arizona had been sunk and that the numbers of lost lives was so very high. And it is striking how completely FDR and subordinates believed that the Japanese, alone, couldn't possibly have accomplished the attack themselves: there had to be Germans involved, somehow. A good read for anyone interested in the topic of disaster and aftermath, contrasting then and now. less

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