Pearl Harbor Ghosts

By Thurston Clarke,

Book cover of Pearl Harbor Ghosts: The Legacy of December 7, 1941

Book description

A landmark book published to rave reviews a decade ago, PearlHarborGhosts has now been updated to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the surprise attack that forever changed the course of history.

Full of gripping drama and vibrant details, here is the intimate human story of the events surrounding that fateful…

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1 author picked Pearl Harbor Ghosts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is based on first-hand interviews and newspaper accounts of ordinary people thrown into the chaos of the extraordinary surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. Clarke begins the narrative on December 5th discussing everyday people going about their business against the background of spies, counterintelligence missteps, and growing bias.

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