Walter Lord is the author of the historical book entitled, “Day of Infamy”. Lord is most famously known for his book “A Night to Remember”, about the sinking of the Titanic. He’s also written other books such as “The Fremantle Diary” and “The Miracle of Dunkirk”. In this historical retelling of the events that happened at Pearl Harbor, “Day of Infamy” gives an almost minute by minute account from every side involved on that disastrous day. Lord captivates the reader by setting the eerily quiet scene at Pearl Harbor just before December 7, filled with so many unsuspecting people. “Pearl Harbor spread out below them in the distance…It was a moment for forgetting the cares of the day and enjoying the breathless night. ‘Isn’t that a beautiful sight?’ sighed General Short, adding thoughtfully, ‘and what a target they would
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Lord is able to build up to the bombings by showing just how unexpected this day was from the U.S. side. “Admiral Kimmel asked his operations officer, Captain Charles McMorris, what the chances were of a surprise attack on Honolulu, the captain firmly replied, ‘None.’” (6). It’s one thing to be in a battle that you know you’re fighting, it’s entirely different to be fired upon without knowing who is firing or why they’re trying to kill you. “A seaman on the destroyer Monaghan told Boatswain’s Mate Thomas Donahue, ‘Hell, I didn’t even know they were sore at us’” (70). Lord can be a little hard to follow, there’s a bit of confusion created by the different gaps of time from paragraph to paragraph. While one person is looking up wondering about what is going on, planes have fired five torpedoes in the same five minute span. There’s so much happening all at the same time. Still, the amount of research and information that Lord has provided in this book, it can’t all be given equal amounts of devotion or page
Lord is able to build up to the bombings by showing just how unexpected this day was from the U.S. side. “Admiral Kimmel asked his operations officer, Captain Charles McMorris, what the chances were of a surprise attack on Honolulu, the captain firmly replied, ‘None.’” (6). It’s one thing to be in a battle that you know you’re fighting, it’s entirely different to be fired upon without knowing who is firing or why they’re trying to kill you. “A seaman on the destroyer Monaghan told Boatswain’s Mate Thomas Donahue, ‘Hell, I didn’t even know they were sore at us’” (70). Lord can be a little hard to follow, there’s a bit of confusion created by the different gaps of time from paragraph to paragraph. While one person is looking up wondering about what is going on, planes have fired five torpedoes in the same five minute span. There’s so much happening all at the same time. Still, the amount of research and information that Lord has provided in this book, it can’t all be given equal amounts of devotion or page