{"product_id":"reflections-of-pearl-harbor-an-oral-history-of-december-7-1941-9780313361791","title":"Reflections of Pearl Harbor: An Oral History of December 7  1941","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on American bases in Hawaii  the people of the United States knew instantly that the nation was at war. So devastating was the news to a country still largely in the throes of a depression that survivors can still recall some six decades later where they were  who gave them the news  the clothes they were wearing  and the confusion and eventual hardships that such a development brought. This collection of memories  told in participants own words  gathers accounts from both military and civilians  children and adults  people of many ethnic backgrounds  from all over of the United States. Together  these ordinary Americans paint a portrait of a nation stunned  but determined to rise again.  While few if any were left unmoved by the prospect of war  some grief was immediate: The hangar was bombed causing it to collapse  killing my brother. For others  it raised deep questions about a once secure sense of identity: I did wonder why we (Japanese Americans) were singled out. What about the German Americans? With each passing year  more members of this generation pass from our midst  taking a piece of history with them. Determined to preserve these accounts  Richardson includes 160 personal narratives that describe a day in the life of America; that day was December 7  1941.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665855701045,"sku":"ByrdShop_0313361797","price":67.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/reflections-of-pearl-harbor-an-oral-history-of-december-7-1941-9780313361791","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}