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Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness
by Craig Nelson
My experience with WWII in both personal reading and in education has primarily focused on the war in Europe or even the war in the Pacific, but those events occur after the attack on Pearl Harbor, which somehow I never really read/learned about. Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness changed all of that entirely and I now feel that I am well-versed in the many different aspects of the attack and its role in the rest of the war. These are a couple of the interesting details that I came away with:
~ “Remember Pearl Harbor” is written in Morse code in Tojo’s dentures
~ The only people who may have their cremains laid to rest at the USS Arizona memorial are those who served aboard the ship that day, otherwise, if they served at other times they may be scattered on the water
~ The most Japanese city outside Japan is Honolulu
In this book, I felt that I got a sense of the complex lead up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The diplomacy the occurred, failed, and the opportunities that were missed were staggering and wound themselves in and around so many other aspects than just simply the war that was raging in Europe. I say that I walked away with a sense of the events because I think it is really hard to have a solid grasp on issues like this when simply listening; it is too easy to get distracted and at least I am less likely to stop listening to ruminate on a section than I am if I was reading. This was a very worthwhile read.
Audiobook discussion
George Guidall has narrated many of the top-tier novels and non-fiction books on the market: books from Nathaniel Philbrick, Alex Berenson, and Eric Flint. For me, that tells me right off the bat that he is going to be a strong narrator, and I wasn’t disappointed. Guidall handled the plethora of Japanese names and translations effectively. His reading pace had alternately great energy or solemnness, depending on the needs of the section being narrated. He was engaging to listen to and kept me coming back to listen to more.
I did encounter what I believe to have been more of a production issue. I feel like I was able to notice some of the places where edits were made and sections may be re-recorded. The sound of the narrator’s voice sounded slightly off from time to time. At first I thought that it was an indication of a footnote based on a subtle change, however, I noticed that these were otherwise indicated by the word “footnote” being stated before them, leading me to believe it is an editing issue.
This review was previously posted on The Maiden's Court blog and a copy was received for review consideration.
~ “Remember Pearl Harbor” is written in Morse code in Tojo’s dentures
~ The only people who may have their cremains laid to rest at the USS Arizona memorial are those who served aboard the ship that day, otherwise, if they served at other times they may be scattered on the water
~ The most Japanese city outside Japan is Honolulu
In this book, I felt that I got a sense of the complex lead up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The diplomacy the occurred, failed, and the opportunities that were missed were staggering and wound themselves in and around so many other aspects than just simply the war that was raging in Europe. I say that I walked away with a sense of the events because I think it is really hard to have a solid grasp on issues like this when simply listening; it is too easy to get distracted and at least I am less likely to stop listening to ruminate on a section than I am if I was reading. This was a very worthwhile read.
Audiobook discussion
George Guidall has narrated many of the top-tier novels and non-fiction books on the market: books from Nathaniel Philbrick, Alex Berenson, and Eric Flint. For me, that tells me right off the bat that he is going to be a strong narrator, and I wasn’t disappointed. Guidall handled the plethora of Japanese names and translations effectively. His reading pace had alternately great energy or solemnness, depending on the needs of the section being narrated. He was engaging to listen to and kept me coming back to listen to more.
I did encounter what I believe to have been more of a production issue. I feel like I was able to notice some of the places where edits were made and sections may be re-recorded. The sound of the narrator’s voice sounded slightly off from time to time. At first I thought that it was an indication of a footnote based on a subtle change, however, I noticed that these were otherwise indicated by the word “footnote” being stated before them, leading me to believe it is an editing issue.
This review was previously posted on The Maiden's Court blog and a copy was received for review consideration.