Pearl Harbor
From Infamy to Greatness
$24.99
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2018
Summary
On 7 December 1941, an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes launched a surprise attack on the United States, killing 2,403 people and forcing America’s entry into the Second World War. With vivid prose and astonishing detail, Craig Nelson combines thrilling historical drama with individual concerns and experiences, following an ensemble of sailors, soldiers, pilots, diplomats, admirals, generals, the emperor and the president.
Unmatched in breadth and depth, PEARL HARBOR: FROM INFAMY T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474605656 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474605656 |
| Author: | Craig Nelson |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
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Craig Nelson has completely retold the epic story of Pearl Harbor. Using his skills as a reporter and a literary stylist, he not only deftly paints the fleeting image - an enemy pilot waving as he flies by, a cup of coffee trembling on a table while outside a war commences - but a world roiled in titanic struggle … This book has a thousand poignant and unforgettable moments. You’ll read Pearl Harbor and want to pass it to a friend
About The Author
Craig Nelson
Craig Nelson is the author of the New York Times bestseller Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon, as well as several previous books, including The Age of Radiance (a PEN America Literary Award finalist), The First Heroes, Thomas Paine (winner of the Henry Adams Prize) and Let’s Get Lost (shortlisted for WHSmith’s Book of the Year). His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, the Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, the New England Review, Popular Science, Reader’s Digest and a host of other publications.
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