Surprise Attack Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941

By Edward Breitenbach

What is it like for a young man of nineteen to be suddenly thrown into a raging war? This novel tells the story of brave men like Curtis Haas. He was alone and broke, wandering the streets near the tail-end of the Great Depression. His band had just broken up and he had few options. His family was distant and the only thing he knew was that he wanted to play music. It was all that mattered. After a few hours, Curtis sat down in the public library to rest. He decided his only option was to go home to Kansas City and stay with his grandmother, but as he walked to the door he saw a poster. It was a US Navy recruiting poster. Soon, Curtis was on a bus headed for basic training and an assignment with the USS Arizona, a battleship serving with the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Readers will re-live what it was like for Commander Minoru Genda planning the attack. Relying on new technology, Genda accepts the task with gusto, skipping meals and avoiding sleep to better focus on the plan and the many problems. Genda is consumed by doubt and fear as he guides the Japanese Fleet on a dangerous twelve-day voyage to Pearl Harbor. He constantly worries the fleet will be discovered. In his debut novel, Edward Breitenbach takes readers behind the scenes to uncover the mysteries surrounding this famous event. Start reading today and see the characters come alive, each with a unique story to tell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08DC9ZZRS
• ISBN13: 9798668335824
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"