Dec. 7, 1941

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Summary: Centerpiece of the Pearl Harbor Trilogy
Review: Prange's trilogy regarding the events leading up to, the attack itself, and the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor stands alone as the definitive body of work pertaining to December 7, 1941. This book is the centerpiece of the trilogy. The narrative is on a par with Walter Lord's fine work "Day of Infamy", and the reader is squarely in the middle of the action. You sense the feeling of incredulity, shock, and sudden realization of war, that permeated those present at the opening moments of the attack. All aspects of the attack are covered in varying degrees, without taking away from the other two books in the series, "At Dawn We Slept", and "Pearl Harbor: The Verdict Of History". This trilogy is a "must have" for anyone studying World War II.