Michemer, The New York Times Library of Congress Catalog Listing "Stuns the reader with the weight of reality!" - James A. "Lord, using the same technique with which he refloated the Titanic, has produced a behind the scenes story that is utterly fascinating." - Walter Simmons, Chicago Sunday Tribune The reader accompanies Admiral Nagumo's task force as it sweeps toward Hawaii, looks on while warning after warning is ignored on Oahu, is enmeshed in the panic, confusion, courage and heroism of the final attack.! From the Back Coverĭay of Infamy is Walter Lord's gripping, vivid re-creation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941. Lord is also the author of the classic story of the Titanic, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER. Describes the events of December 7, 1941, before, during, and after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as the reactions of the men who lived through the attack. Walter Lord's classic recreation of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
At 7:53 - even before the first bomb fell, he was so sure of victory that he signaled the code word for success Tora, Tora, Tora. At 7:49 A.M., Commander Fuchida signaled the attack. The Moment-By-Moment Story of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
GGA Image ID # 17eea11fb8ġ970 Day of Infamy by Walter Lord.
Front Cover, Day of Infamy by Walter Lord, 1970.