When the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on American
bases in Hawaii, the people of the United States knew instantly
that the nation was at war. So devastating was the news to a
country still largely in the throes of a depression that survivors
can still recall some six decades later where they were, who gave
them the news, the clothes they were wearing, and the confusion and
eventual hardships that such a development brought. This collection
of memories, told in participants' own words, gathers accounts from
both military and civilians, children and adults, people of many
ethnic backgrounds, from all over of the United States. Together,
these ordinary Americans paint a portrait of a nation stunned, but
determined to rise again. While few if any were left unmoved by the
prospect of war, some grief was immediate: "The hangar was bombed
causing it to collapse, killing my brother." For others, it raised
deep questions about a once secure sense of identity: "I did wonder
why we (Japanese Americans) were singled out. What about the German
Americans?" With each passing year, more members of this generation
pass from our midst, taking a piece of history with them.
Determined to preserve these accounts, Richardson includes 160
personal narratives that describe a day in the life of America;
that day was December 7, 1941.
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