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| Days of Infamy | 
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Sales Rank: 3429
Category: Book
Authors: Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Studio: Thomas Dunne Books
Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books
Label: Thomas Dunne Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
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
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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 Lots of Action....Not Much Else August 29, 2008
"Days of Infamy" reads well. If you like aerial and naval battle action with lots of descriptive blood and guts, this book is for you. On the other hand, if you are hoping to learn something about the facts, the strategies and the personalities of the war, this is not the place.
I thoroughly enjoyed "Pearl Harbor" by these authors. Although it too was alternative history, it seemed to portray the conditions, the rationale and the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor quite well. My only real complaint with it was that the authors never explained where the facts ended and the fiction began.
No problem with this one. It is almost pure fiction. The only takeaways from this book are that war IS hell, that Halsey and Yamomoto were gamblers and there was a backlash against Japanese Americans. Oh yes, and that Churchill and Roosevelt talked to each other and Roosevelt made an inspiring speach to the nation.
While I understand that Gingrich and Forstchen are writing alternative history, I still think it would be extremely helpful if they would provide either a foreword, footnotes or an appendix to help the reader reconcile the fiction vs the facts. Additionally, both "Pearl Harbor" and this book contain numerous photos that would be far more interesting if some explanation were provided. A couple of maps would also be useful to help the reader follow the action.
All in all, this is an entertaining read that misses a golden opportunity to educate the reader about much of anything. That was disappointing.
 marginal August 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found the concept interesting - but the implementation marginal. I think the book is written for the reading level of Junior High Students.
Good follow up of the book Pearl Harbor August 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book is a good follow up from the Pearl Harbor one. There are factual errors in both books that will make the knowledgable of the battle grimace. Days of Infamy still gives a good account of the what posibly could have happened if the Japanese launched more attacks and consequences for both the U.S. and Japanese fleets in the following days.
Very good alternative history July 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Really good action and hard to stop listening to. I listened to the Audible version of this. Excellent book to listen to. As a history buff I thought it was really done well and true to history. Yamamoto would have been much more aggresive. Halsey well is Halsey... Great job Gingrich and Forstchen, is there another coming?
Good Gingrich book July 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found Newt's WWII historical ficton books more entertaining than the Civil war books.
They are both good but I guess I am more interested in the modern mechanics of ware rather than the strategies of the Civil war.
This book certainly holds you attention as the Japanese fleet and US Aircraft carrier commanders go up against each other immediately after Pearl Harbor.
I would recommend this to any WWII buff. Just remember it is FICTON... :-)
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