The Other Side of Infamy, Jim Downing
The Other Side of Infamy, Jim Downing
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The Other Side of Infamy
My Journey through Pearl Harbor and the World of War

Author: Jim Downing, James Lund

Narrator: Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/30/2018

Synopsis

War is uncomfortable for Christians, and worldwide war is unfamiliar for today's generations. Jim Downing reflects on his illustrious military career, including his experience during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to show how we can be people of faith during troubled times.

The natural human impulse is to run from attack. Jim Downing—along with countless other soldiers and sailors at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941—ran toward it, fighting to rescue his fellow navy men, to protect loved ones and civilians on the island, and to find the redemptive path forward from a devastating war. We are protected from war these days, but there was a time when war was very present in our lives, and in The Other Side of Infamy we learn from a veteran of Pearl Harbor and World War II what it means to follow Jesus into and through every danger, toil, and snare.

About Jim Downing

Jim Downing is a twenty-four-year U.S. Navy veteran. He fought fires on and survived the sinking of the USS West Virginia during Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He captained the USS Patapsco during the Cold War, performed a host of missions on several ships around the world, and twice served stints as a navy instructor. While racing away from Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954, Jim and his crew were showered with radioactive ash from Castle Bravo, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated by the United States and the largest U.S. nuclear contamination accident.

But Jim Downing is more than a military man-he is also a man of deep faith. On April 8, 1935, in a West Virginia turret, he dedicated his life to God. He joined the ministry of Dawson
Trotman, becoming "Navigator Number Six" and helping to spread the tenets of Christianity throughout the Pacific Fleet. He served full-time with The Navigators for twenty-seven years, including as deputy president and board chair, and continues to represent the ministry at events around the world. He is the author of the books Meditation and Living Legacy: Reflections on Dawson Trotman and Lorne Sanny.

Raised in Plevna, Missouri, Jim was married to Morena Holmes for sixty-eight years before her death in 2010. He is the father of seven children and lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Faith on May 19, 2017

Wow, what a book... Little did I know when I chose this book for review just how much it would impact me. I first came to 'know' Jim Downing and the Navigators through an article about him in another book. Imagine my surprise when, while flipping through this book, I came across a familiar picture a......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 03, 2024

I loved this one! It was really my ideal book…a compelling, page turning memoir, written about a fascinating time in history, by someone who loves Jesus. Yup. That’s my kinda book! The beginning and middle of the book were great—Jim’s background, as a young boy during both WW1 and the Great Depressi......more

Goodreads review by Joni on June 17, 2019

I got to meet Jim Downing a few years ago when he came to speak at my church. I bought his book, which he autographed, at that time. It was so interesting, then, to read his first-person account of his experiences being at Pearl Harbor during the attack in 1941. I saved this book to read during my v......more

Goodreads review by Becky on September 11, 2024

A memoir of a US Navy seaman (eventual captain) and early member of the Navigators who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. This memoir, written at the age of 103, focuses on Jim Downing's naval career and his Christian walk, which eventually led him to be on staff with the Navigators after retiring......more

Goodreads review by Queenie on January 04, 2021

books like this make me wish I was hecking brave/capable......more

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