Crucible of a Generation - How the Attack on Pearl Harbor Transformed America

List of contents

Prologue: Fifteen Fateful Days
Last Sunday at Peace: November 30, 1941
Last Week at Peace: December 1–6, 1941
"Day of Infamy": Sunday, December 7, 1941
First Week at War: December 8–13, 1941
First Sunday at War: December 14, 1941

About the author

J. Kenneth Brody served as a World War II naval officer in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theaters. He practiced law in Seattle and was executive vice president of a Fortune 500 company, and then retired to write the history of his era. He is the author of The Avoidable War and The Trial of Pierre Laval.

Summary

Crucible of a Generation tells the story of fifteen fateful days that saw the America of yesterday standing hesitantly on the sidelines of a world in flames, finally plunged, not by its own will, but by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, into a new role in a new world.

Product details

• Authors: J. Kenneth Brody, J.kenneth Brody
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781412865050
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-6505-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General