What was it like for a young man of nineteen to be suddenly thrown into a raging war? The novel tells the story of brave men like Curtis Haas. He was alone and broke, wandering the streets during the desperate times of the Great Depression. His band had just broken up and he had few options. His family was distant and the only thing he knew was that he wanted to play music. It was all that mattered. He decided his only option was to go home to Kansas City and stay with his grandmother, but as he walked to the door he saw a poster. It was a US Navy recruiting poster. Soon, Curtis was on a bus headed for basic training and an assignment with the USS Arizona, a battleship serving with the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.Re-live what it was like for Japanese Commander Minoru Genda planning the attack on Pearl Harbor. Relying on new technology, Genda accepts the task with gusto, skipping meals and avoiding sleep to better focus on the plan and the many problems. Genda is consumed by doubt and fear as he guides the Japanese Fleet on a dangerous twelve-day voyage to Pearl Harbor. He constantly worries the fleet will be discovered. Start reading today and see the characters come alive, each with a unique story to tell.
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