{"product_id":"pearl-harbor-ghosts-the-legacy-of-december-7-1941-paperback","title":"Pearl Harbor Ghosts: The Legacy of December 7, 1941 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThurston Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA landmark book published to rave reviews a decade ago, \u003c\/i\u003ePearl\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHarbor\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eGhosts\u003ci\u003e has now been updated to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the surprise attack that forever changed the course of history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of gripping drama and vibrant details, here is the intimate human story of the events surrounding that fateful day of December 7, 1941-the glamorous tropical city that seemed too beautiful to suffer devastation . . . the stunned naval personnel whose lives would permanently be divided into before and after Pearl Harbor . . . the ordinary Honolulu residents who were tragically unprepared to be the first target in the Pacific war . . . the Japanese pilots who manned the squadron of deadly silver bombers . . . and the island's community of Japanese-Americans whose lives would never be the same again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending meticulous historic recreation with lively reporting, Clarke counterpoints the freeze-frame nightmare of the 1941 bombing with the disturbing realities of present-day Honolulu, where hundreds of veterans, both American and Japanese, converge each year to relive every hour of the attack. Wealthy Waikiki landowners and native Hawaiian farmers, admirals and nurses, Navy wives and government officials-all take their part in Clarke's rich tapestry of memory and insight. In the end, Pearl Harbor emerges as a trauma that spread from Oahu to engulf the nation and the world-an event that continues to reverberate in the lives of all who experienced it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThurston Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine widely acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Fault\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable book; \u003ci\u003eEquator; By Blood and Fire; Pearl Harbor Ghosts, \u003c\/i\u003e the basis for the CBS Pearl Harbor documentary; and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eLost Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into an award-winning NBC miniseries about Raoul Wallenberg. He has written for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, Glamour, Outside, Travel Holiday, Condé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other magazines and newspapers. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Publication Award for the Geographic Society of Chicago, and a Lowell Thomas Award for travel literature. He lives with his wife and three daughters on Lake Champlain in upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978516070701,"sku":"9780345446077","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dEdvNnJ3Ukw5OHNPcm4rajJ4TmZwUT09.webp?v=1775805585","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/pearl-harbor-ghosts-the-legacy-of-december-7-1941-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}