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Review ''A vivid 11-day account of a World War II holiday . . . A master chronicler, Weintraub's moody, intensively researched play- by-play narrative traces the final days of 1941. Ruminations, anecdotes and creatively reimagined scenarios crisply capture all of the minute details of the time and sequences of events . . . Erudite, sweeping and contemplative--classic Weintraub.'' -- Kirkus Reviews Product Description Christmas 1941 came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The shock—in some cases overseas, elation—was worldwide. While Americans attempted to go about celebrating as usual, the reality of the just-declared war was on everybody’s mind. United States troops on Wake Island were battling a Japanese landing force and, in the Philippines, losing the fight to save Luzon. In Japan, the Pearl Harbor strike force returned to Hiroshima Bay and toasted its sweeping success. Across the Atlantic, much of Europe was frozen in grim Nazi occupation. Just three days before Christmas, Churchill surprised Roosevelt with an unprecedented trip to Washington, where they jointly lit the White House Christmas tree. As the two Allied leaders met to map out a winning w

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Author

Stanley Weintraub

Publisher

Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780306820625

Category

history

Subjects

History, American Studies, Humanities

Rating

3.03 / 5 (197 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14