Day of Infamy, Walter Lord
Day of Infamy, Walter Lord
6 Rating(s)
List: $16.95 | Sale: $11.87
Club: $8.47

Day of Infamy

Author: Walter Lord

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/02/2011

Synopsis

Day of Infamy is Walter Lord’s gripping, vivid re-creation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941.In brilliant detail, Walter Lord traces the human drama of the great attack: the spies behind it; the Japanese pilots; the crews on the stricken warships; the men at the airfields and the bases; the Japanese pilot who captured an island single-handedly when he could not get back to his carrier; the generals, the sailors, the housewives, and the children who responded to the attack with anger, numbness, and magnificent courage.In compiling his masterpiece, Lord traveled over fourteen thousand miles and spoke or corresponded with over five hundred individuals on both sides who were there, creating the best account we have of one of the epic events in American history.

About Walter Lord

Walter Lord (1917–2002), American author of numerous nonfiction books, was a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School, served in the OSS during World War II, and became an editor and advertising copywriter. He is the author of Day of Infamy, a #1 New York Times bestseller. He also wrote A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the Titanic, and served as consultant in the making of the movie Titanic.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony

Trigger Point. Sunday 07/12/1941 will resonate in American hearts forever, it is the day that the USA was ‘suddenly and deliberately attacked’, as President Franklin D Roosevelt said, it was ‘a date that will live in infamy.’ The events were in fact shocking, a introduction for the USA into a new typ......more

Goodreads review by Paul

“A date which will live in infamy.” Thus did U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt refer, in one of the most memorable addresses ever given by an American statesman, to December 7, 1941 – the Sunday morning on which air and naval forces of the Japanese Empire launched a surprise attack against the U.......more

Goodreads review by Boudewijn

Interesting read with lots of eye witness accounts of the attack on Pearl Harbour Easy to read, told from the perspective of dozens of individuals from the US side who lived through the battle and interesting from beginning to end. I have read a few books about the attack on Pearl Harbour (for exampl......more

Quotes

“A behind-the-scenes story that is utterly fascinating.” Chicago Sunday Tribune

“As engrossing as the story of the sinking of the Titanic and more harrowing.” Atlantic Monthly

“[Grover Gardner] gives an excellent reading of the text. His narration is paced to the rapid sequence of events…Recommended for all history collections, wherein it can be enjoyed by folks of all ages.” Library Journal (audio review)

“Reader [Grover Gardner] matches Lord perfectly. He is low-key, deliberate and matter-of-fact, never sensational or sentimental. [Gardner] also handles the difficult Japanese names with considerable skill. This is a fine audiobook for everyone, not just World War II buffs.” AudioFile

Awards

  • #1 New York Times Bestseller
Add to Cart
Add to Wish List