1st Edition
Crucible of a Generation How the Attack on Pearl Harbor Transformed America
By J. Kenneth Brody
Copyright 2018
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
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Crucible of a Generation tells the story of the fifteen days surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the pages of eight leading American newspapers. Focusing on publications such as The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune , J. Kenneth Brody paints a vivid picture of U.S. political culture and society at a pivotal moment in the nation's history. Brody considers... Read more
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
Biography
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.
