By: Bess Taubman
Hardcover
87 pages
Through the "look and feel" of a WWII period scrapbook, each two-page spread illuminates a specific aspect of the Pearl Harbor story with the use of hundreds of original photographs, maps, telegrams, newspaper clippings, hand-typed notes and letters.
The use of captivating design elements engage the reader to gain a well-rounded picture of what life was like at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii before, during, and after December 7, 1941. Each overflowing detailed page offers a unique hands-on exploration of this well-known story. Told in "bite-sized" pieces, this history book is straight forward and exhilarating for all audiences. Treasured collections from the 1940's featuring ephemera, pins, buttons, watches, and medals illustrate each page and stirs the imagination.