His narrative, heavily based upon personal accounts of those who were present, does not attempt to deal with the thorny questions of guilt or responsibility, only the events themselves.Īlthough the actions and decisions of the senior officers are covered, the bulk of the narrative belongs to the ordinary enlisted men and junior officers who did the actual fighting aboard the various ships and in shore installations. Walter Lord, author of A Night to Remember (an account of the sinking of the Titanic) and Incredible Victory (about the Battle of Midway), provides a basic account of the sequence of events on that fateful day. This book is a good beginning point for a person with little or no background on the attack on Pearl Harbor who wants a general overview of the events before delving into more difficult or controversial sources.
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