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| Authors: Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 7206
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 5.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0312363516
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312363512
ASIN: 0312363516
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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Condition: Recycled Library Edition
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| Customer Reviews:
 A required read for any history buff... June 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All I can say is WOW. Exceptionally well written. As a person who HATES to read, I cannot wait for the next one. Today we use the term "HERO" way too often. The people of America will better understand the true meaning of "HERO" when they read both Pearl Harbor and Days Of Infamy. To all the military men and women from the past, present, and future, I thank you. Two words that seem so inadequate, but what else can I say? You're all heroes in my book!!!
Every One Should Read This June 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A fictionalized "what if" situation of battles in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor, Newt Gengrich has taken us to a new realization of the strength of the United States and Japan with this novel. His knowledge and research of the real people behind the scenes has given us the priviledge of reading a story full of strategy and action in naval warfare between two great countries.
What would happen to a United States crippled by an unexpected attack while flying inferior aircraft? What if the famous Japanese Admiral had been with the fleet rather than directing the battle from the home shores? This is where strategy changes the taste of battle and the tides of war.
Don't let this book get by you, buy it and enjoy the Days of Infamy.
Interesting conjecture June 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Alternative history opens an infinite number of possibilities. Having read several nonfiction books dealing with Pearl Harbor and the Pacific war, I found DAYS OF INFAMY interesting and insightful. Many have speculated about why there was not a third attack and what would have happened it there had been. Gingrich and Forstchen provide one answer--or the beginning of one possible answer.
Pear Harbor's fuel storage tanks and the big dry dock survived the real attack, as did the three aircraft carriers which were not in the area when the Japanese attacked. All played a significant role in the Pacific campaign. Had events occurred as presented in this story, the entire war of the Pacific would have been different.
The rational presented by the authors as to why there was no invasion and occupation of the Hawaiian Islands is logical.
Some of the battle scenes resemble battles fought later in the war. This added realism by creating fictional battles that closely tracked real one.
Great read.
Lee Boyland author of two techno-thrillers dealing with current events: Behold, an Ashen Horse and The Rings of Allah.
 same old lie about a "Surprise attack"! June 6, 2008
0 out of 25 found this review helpful
I can not belief that Mr. Gingrich still talkes about a "Surprise Attack" on Pearl Harbor, when the facts point to the biggest lie any President pushed on the people!
D.E. Grether
A worse book than "Pearl Harbor" June 4, 2008
5 out of 17 found this review helpful
The most dangerous aspect of this book is the claim of rigorous research during the writing; however, most qualified research and history greatly refutes a great deal of the "history" listed within this novel and its predecessor, "Pearl Harbor."
This novel continues the excessive hubris of believing the entirity of Japanese naval strategy and effort focused itself on the attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet before anything else. The two authors never mentioned the British defenses on Kota Bharu were being shelled well before the first bomb dropped in Hawaii, about the same time the USS Ward was engaging the Japanese mini-sub.
Many of the significant characters in Pacific War history are written out. Where is LCDR Edwin T. Layton, intelligence officer for Admirals Richardson, Kimmel and Nimitz? In his autobiography "And I Was There," he states the billet of intelligence officer for the U.S. Pacific Fleet had been gapped for some time before he took it under Richardson. Where is Joseph J. Rochefort?
And who is Wade McCloskey? LCDR Clarence Wade McClusky was the "CAG" for the USS Enterprise at the Battle of Midway, earning a Navy Cross. Admiral Nimitz stated his decision was the most critical decision made the Battle of Midway. There is a U.S. Navy ship named after him: USS McCLUSKY (FFG 41).
Under what authority did Admiral Yamamoto dismiss the additional tasking for the Kido Butai? Following the attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet, two destroyers were to be detached to proceed and shell Miday Island--curious, the two authors have people guessing when Wake and Midway would be attacked, but in history, FDR mentions their attack in his famous speech on 8 Dec 1941.
Amazingly, the brilliant attacks by the Japanese during the first 24 hours of the Pacific War seem to be forgotten by Gingrich and Forstchen. The seven landings on the Kra Isthmus, the march through Thailand, bombing of Singapore, bombing of Wake, conquest of Guam, shelling of Midway, attack on Hong Kong, etc. These two authors continue with the fantasy Japanese strategy revolved around the United States.
There is a significant laundry list of better histories to read to understand the nature of the Pacific War, especially its opening moves. Unfortunately, there isn't sufficient space to list them all.
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