Pearl Harbor
At 7:50 a.m., Naval Commander Donald DuBrul was about to complete his 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. watch on board the USS Argon. The ship was stationed in the Navy Yard towards the entrance to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. He began wondering if the next man would show up for his shift. In the distance, a band onboard the USS Nevada could be heard playing the Star-spangled Banner for the flag-raising ceremony that was about to commence. The singleman paced waiting for his chance to have his watch end when he turned east to look out over the harbor. Directly east, Ford Island could be seen with its battleship yard full and past that, the ammo dump and tank farm. Over the music being played on the Nevada, a plain's whine could be heard. Commander DuBrul looked up just in time to see an explosion on Ford Island. His immediate thought was that some American pilot was about to be court marshaled; until another plane flew in and unloaded its cargo. The first wave of Japanese torpedo planes !came into full view as they passed through the clouds aiming for the battleship yard. The time was 7:53 a.m. The seaman stood in astonishment as flames lept from the ships. He was awakened by a voice over the loud speaker yelling, "Air Raid Pearl Harbor
This book gives the basic facts of Pearl Harbor, as well as a look at the controversy that came from it. It helped by clearly showing how all the little things that were happening before the bombing all added up to its horrific finale. Davis, Kenneth S. Experience of War. Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1965. "A date which will live in infamy" was the best explanation for the worst loss in United States Naval history. This is exactly what Pearl Harbor was. When the sound of the lone Japanese bomber was first heard, many had never expected what horrors would emerge, and what actions would be taken. Pearl Harbor was the most devastating loss in United States Naval History and the worst surprise attack ever against us. The bombing threw us into W.W.II, which in turn ended Hitler's advances in Europe, brought us out of the Great Depression, and started national controversy over the honesty of the Roosevelt administration. To say that Pearl Harbor was a good thing because it placed us in the war and the war ended in Axis defeat, would be a completely incorrect interpretation. For the horror of the victims at Pearl Harbor can not match what happened in any other battle that war. Although Pearl Harbor did not have many direct results, the indirect ones prove that it was a turning ! This book begins with information on Pearl Harbor. It then goes extensively into the controversy that was aroused by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Bachrach, Deborah. Pearl Harbor. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1989. Buchanan, A. Russell. The United States and World War II. New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1964. The personal interview with Commander DuBrul gave a personal account of what is was like to be in Pearl Harbor. He showed how horrible the bombing really was, and gave information that many books were not able to give.
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Approximate Word count = 2323
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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