Attacked! - Pearl Harbor and the Day War Came to America

The true story of Pearl Harbor as you’ve never read it before—action-packed, informative, and told through the eyes of those on all sides of the violence who experienced the terror of the unprecedented attack firsthand.

A single day changed the course of history: December 7, 1941. Nobody in America knew Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was coming. Nobody was prepared for the aftermath.
 
Filled with firsthand accounts and photographs, this unflinching, action-packed narrative puts readers on the ground in Pearl Harbor through the stories of real stories of a diverse cast of characters. From the attackers to the attacked, daring rescues to tragic losses, unlikely survival to quick-thinking responses, learn the stories of the men, women, and children who experienced that fateful day and its aftereffects.
 
Perfect for fans of Steven Sheinkin and Deobrah Heiligman, award-winning author Marc Favreau sheds new, compelling light onto a history we think we know, what it means to be American, and the enduring lessons from an event we never saw coming.

* “A jaw-dropping account of Pearl Harbor … artfully conceived and grippingly told.”―Publishers Weekly, starred review

About the author

Marc Favreau is the acclaimed author of Crash: The Great Depression and the Fall and Rise of America and Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia, co-author (with Michael Eric Dyson) of Unequal: A Story of America and Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote, and co-editor (with Ira Berlin and Steven F. Miller) of Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation. Favreau is also the director of editorial programs at The New Press. He lives with his family in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Summary

From acclaimed author Marc Favreau, comes the incredible true story of Pearl Harbor as never told before, and how its echoes were felt throughout the rest of World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Favreau, Favreau Marc
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.02.2024
• EAN: 9780316592079
• ISBN: 978-0-316-59207-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 360 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; 20th Century, military history, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, Autobiography: historical, political & military, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Battles & campaigns, Specific wars and campaigns, Racism and racial discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice