{"product_id":"to-wake-the-giant-a-novel-of-pearl-harbor","title":"To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe New York Times bestselling master of military historical fiction tells the story of Pearl Harbor as only he can in the first novel of a gripping new series set in World War IIs Pacific theater.  In 1941  President Franklin D. Roosevelt watches uneasily as the world heads rapidly down a dangerous path. The Japanese have waged an aggressive campaign against China  and they now begin to expand their ambitions to other parts of Asia. As their expansion efforts grow bolder  their enemies know that Japans ultimate goal is total conquest over the region  especially when the Japanese align themselves with Hitlers Germany and Mussolinis Italy  who wage their own war of conquest across Europe.  Meanwhile  the British stand nearly alone against Hitler  and there is pressure in Washington to transfer Americas powerful fleet of warships from Hawaii to the Atlantic to join the fight against German U-boats that are devastating shipping. But despite deep concerns about weakening the Pacific fleet  no one believes that the main base at Pearl Harbor is under any real threat.  Told through the eyes of widely diverse characters  this story looks at all sides of the drama and puts the reader squarely in the middle. In Washington  Secretary of State Cordell Hull must balance his own concerns between President Roosevelt and the Japanese ambassador  Kichisaburo Nomura  who is little more than a puppet of his own government. In Japan  Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto wins skeptical approval for his outrageous plans in the Pacific  yet he understands more than anyone that an attack on Pearl Harbor will start a war that Japan cannot win. In Hawaii  Commander Joseph Rocheforts job as an accomplished intelligence officer is to decode radio signals and detect the location of the Japanese fleet  but when the airwaves suddenly go silent  no one has any idea why. And from a small Depression-ravaged town  nineteen-year-old Tommy Biggs sees the Navy as his chance to escape and happily accepts his assignment  every sailors dream: the battleship USS Arizona.  With you-are-there immediacy  Shaara opens up the mysteries of just how Japana small  deeply militarist nationcould launch one of historys most devastating surprise attacks. In this story of innocence  heroism  sacrifice  and unfathomable blindness  Shaaras gift for storytelling uses these familiar wartime themes to shine a light on the personal  the painful  the tragic  and the thrillingand on a crucial part of history we must never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944880435253,"sku":"ByrdShop_059317206X","price":57.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780593172063.jpg?v=1769858366","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/to-wake-the-giant-a-novel-of-pearl-harbor","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}