Infamy
Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath

Name: Infamy
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2 (2 reviews)
Author: John Toland
ISBN: 9781538461945

Author: John Toland

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 12 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 12/12/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Wars, World War Ii

Synopsis

A revealing and controversial account of the events surrounding Pearl HarborPulitzer Prize–winning author John Toland presents evidence that FDR and his top advisors knew about the planned Japanese attack but remained silent.Infamy reveals the conspiracy to cover up the facts and find scapegoats for the greatest disaster in United States military history.

About John Toland

John Toland (1912–2004) was an award-winning American author and one of the most widely read military historians of the twentieth century. His most well-known work is perhaps The Rising Sun, winner of the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and the first book in English to tell the story of the Pacific War from the Japanese perspective. Although primarily an author of historical nonfiction, he also wrote novels, plays, and short stories. Among his published books were four New York Times bestsellers: But Not in Shame, The Last Hundred Days, Adolf Hitler, and Infamy.

About Traber Burns

Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erik

This book is not much about the Japanese 'surprise' attack on Pearl Harbor. It is about the several hearings about who was responsible for U.S. military on the island being unprepared for the attack. The mainstream view is that army commander Short and naval commander Kimmel, as well as their command......more

Goodreads review by Jack

Were we surprised by the attack on Pearl Harbor...No. Were we surprised by the damage it did...yes. I read this book starting December 7th. The 75th anniversary of the attack. How fitting a day to start a book. The day of World War II for the United States. We knew the Kido Butai had set sail. We ha......more

Goodreads review by Nahid

خواندن یک کتاب تاریخی آن هم تماما درباره صحنه‌های جنگ ممکن است به نظر نه تنها جالب نیاید بلکه خسته‌کننده و اعصاب‌خورد کن هم باشد. اما پرل‌هاربر اینچنین نیست. این کتاب که با دقت فراوان تمامی صحنه‌ها و اتفاقات و شخصیت‌های تاریخی دخیل در حمله‌ی ژاپن‌ها به پرل‌هاربر را توصیف می‌کند، زبانی ساده و روایتگو......more

Quotes

“The controversial, bestselling investigation of the events surrounding Pearl Harbor acclaimed as “a shocking account of judgments distorted by politics and career hunger and racism…fascinating reading.” Los Angeles Times

“Reads almost like a top-notch suspense novel.” Fresno Bee (California)

“John Toland has been fearless in his pursuit of truth…Infamy is not only readable and suspenseful; it is probably his most controversial book to date.” John S. D. Eisenhower, brigadier general, US Army (Ret.)