Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Early on the morning of December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a massive surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Two brief and terrible hours later, much of the American fleet lay sunk or burning; 2,388 Americans were dead; and the United States and Japan were at war. Dozens of children witnessed this pivotal moment in history. And hundreds of young servicemen—both American and Japanese—came of age on this unforgettable day. Now, for the first time, their gripping eyewitness accounts are woven together in a powerful retelling of the events at Pearl Harbor. Award-winning author Shelley Tanaka re-creates every harrowing and heroic moment through the memories of young people who were actually there.

Critics Review

  • “According to the author’s note ‘the text, including any dialogue,’ is
    based on first-person written accounts and on interviews. Although there
    is almost certainly some imaginative recreation here, the stories
    vividly convey a sense of what Pearl Harbor was like for these
    survivors.”

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  • “In the newest title in the excellent I Was There
    series, Tanaka reconstructs key events of the attack on Pearl Harbor,
    based on the harrowing, real-life experiences of four young men…The account is riveting. She includes plenty of
    sensory details and writes in a clipped, concise manner that clearly
    conveys the danger and frenzied pace of the events.”

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