Day of Infamy Pearl Harbour December 7th 1941
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1957. Octavo, navy-blue hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, [xii], 244 pp., illustrated endpapers, 16 double-sided black-and-white plates. Gilt on spine a little faded, small spots on top and fore-edges of text block, light foxing on endpapers, light browning of leaves throughout as is common to publications of the period, edges of dust-jacket a little worn and foxed; otherwise a very good copy. First edition.
For this compelling account of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, Walter Lord interviewed close to 600 people connected to the disaster, both American and Japanese; visited the scene of the attack; and scoured countless official files and newspaper reports. By hearing many eyewitness accounts, Lord brings this devastating event to life and presents to readers a deeply human story of those involved and affected. Item #5019
From the library of Clare Marshall. The half-title page has the following written on it in blue ink: "Nigel Marshall, November, 1962"
Price (AUD): $65.00