Long Day's Journey Into War

Download or read book Long Day's Journey Into War written by Stanley Weintraub and published by . This book was released on 1991-04-01 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recaptures the whirlwind events sweeping the globe on the most momentous day of the 20th cent. Brings the worldwide scope of the major turning point of WW2 to life. In Washington, the U.S. and Japanese governments move toward confrontation. In Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito listens for the first reports of war. Japanese landings in SE Asia are timed to coincide with carrier-plane and suicide-sub attacks on Hawaii. In Russia, the German onslaught crests against the counterattacks of the Red Army. In North Africa, Rommel discovers his limits. In Nazi-occupied Europe, Hitler's "final solution" is given its first grisly trial run. Events are revealed in hour-by-hour simultaneous time as scenes shift from frontlines to home fronts. Maps and photos.