Why I Survived The Bombing Of Pearl Harbor Chapter Summary

The book about the day that will live in infamy did get many things right, including the damage control on all of the ships. However, I do doubt that a fighter whose mission is to sink ships would peel away from his squadron to attack a lone person. But the battleship Arizona really was sunk, like all of the other ships in the harbor. Like I said at the beginning, this book brought to life some aspects I never looked at before. Not only that, it had all of these aspects correct. There were actually two waves of bombers and fighters that attacked the harbor, and there is a Hickam air force base in on the east side of Pearl

I read the book I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1941 by Lauren Tarshis. The main characters are Danny, Danny’s Mom, Mack, Aki, Aki’s Mom. When the bombing started Aki and Danny thought it was the Germans but Aki’s mom said they were Japan's plains. Danny rain towards the airfield hospital through the bombing zone at the navigation and airfield base to find his mom. when Danny reached the airfield the bombers start attack and bombs are going off everywhere. All in all the book I Survived Pearl Harbor is a really good book.

The book “I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor” was written by “Lauren Tarshis”. This book; like most historical fiction books; mixed actual events with fictional characters. I overall liked this book but was a bit disappointed when they mainly focused on characters rather than real events. The summary of the book is about a boy named Danny who lived with his Ma in New York City, but that all changed when Finn; a friend of Danny; fell off a balcony and got hurt. Danny’s Ma then decided to move to Hawaii because she thought it was much safer there; Danny really wanted to get back to New York and Finn; he even thought about stowing away on a ship that traveled between Hawaii and California. Then he met a boy named Aki; and later his mother

December 7, 1941: Attacks on Pearl Harbor: Around November 25, the US intercepted a message of an imminent attack on US soil. In addition, Japan started to move its navy towards Hawaii. Washington’s response to this was a warning to Hawaii, indicating the anticipated attack. However, on December 7, 1941, a fleet on Japanese bombers approached Pearl Harbor with the intent to bomb the navy port. US navy ships were left defenseless as the Japanese torpedoes starting to sink them. Within two hours, US lost eight battleships, two cruisers, and more than a hundred planes. About two thousand soldiers died and one thousand were injured. As a result of this attack, President Roosevelt addressed the Congress, asking for the declaration of war. On

It all started the morning of December 7, 1941 when Japanese leaders decided to bomb the United States. Families were then broke apart and things became much more complex in the lives of Americans. Pearl Harbor was not “just a bombing,” but in reality it is so much more. This bombing had a great impact on the whole world for World War II. The bombing of Pearl Harbor had many situations before the bombing, during the bombing, and after the bombing.

One sunny Saturday morning in Honolulu, Hawaii, Steve McGarrett had a day off, so he decided to sleep in. Steve McGarrett was part of the 5-0 task force. He was sleeping when all of a sudden, Steve was awoken by a loud knock on his door. He quickly got up and opened the door. It turned out to be his 5-0 task force mate, Dano Stevens. He stormed into his house and without saying anything, turned on the television.

Gowrie, Iowa native, Orval Hasty needed money to attend college, so he joined the marines in 1940, he ended up earning this money after the war. He got assigned at Ford Island to guard In February 1941. Around the 450 acre island there were other vessels and battleships. Orval said, "It was good duty. The climate was nice, we weren 't overworked and it was fun," with regard to the Naval Air Station Ford Island. When not at work Orval attended flying lessons, visited shows, and hung out at beaches. Sleeping in on Sunday mornings was normal for Marines and Sailors not on duty. Orval got up early asking his parents about his driver’s license through the mail. Orval didn’t know what was about to happen. No one knew. Before dawn 183 Japanese bomber planes, torpedo planes and fighter planes took flight on their way to Pearl Harbor. Wave two came later.

About 350 aircrafts came storming over Pearl Harbor dropping hundreds of bombs attempting to sink The United State’s ships. On December 7,1941 Japan made a surprise attack on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. Nearly 2,400 people were killed during the bombing. The following day The United States declared war on Japan which brought them into World War 2. Japan attacked pearl harbor because they wanted to be imperialistic, they were upset about the embargo and laws placed on them, and Japan was concerned about the size of the United States Navy fleet.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a tragic event which occurred on December 7, 1941. As some call it, this was the awakening of the sleeping giant. World War 2 had already started and the US had attempted to stay neutral but as Japan dropped bombs over the island of Oahu on the US naval base the US was sent straight into war. Japan was upset and angry and the US for the things they have been doing lately so they finally got tired of it and they dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor.

NAVY VETERAN: Exactly one day after the attack the military had regained somewhat of a control over Pearl Harbor. We were already close to freeing soldiers stuck in turned over ships and wrecked vessels and had the island surrounded by barbed wire. After a couple of days the a sense of normalcy returned to Pearl Harbor but mainly everyone was a little paranoid about the unexpected and what could happen at any moment. The U.S. was also very angry that they had been defeated and wanted revenge. In no time congress formally declared War on Japan. This war was known as World War Two. It is writing down in history as one of the most deadly wars of all times. This time the U.S. proved there would be no chance in hell they would be defeated again. The U.S. invaded Japan and showed no mercy, attacking them with all their might. The Japanese were

The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941 and started at 0755. A total of four bombs hit the U.S.S. Arizona. “Another plane dropped a 1,700 pound bomb on the U.S.S. Arizona. The bomb crashed through the ship’s deck and into its magazine”(Santella 27). The bomb ignited over one thousand pounds of black powder. The entire ship’s band died in the attack along with twenty-three sets of brothers. The U.S.S. Arizona was the site of almost half of the casualties at Pearl

On December 7, 1941 the ultimate disaster in the history of the United States occurred. “Pearl Harbor is a lagoon island on the island of Hawaii” . The deep-water Naval Base for the United States Pacific Fleet was docked and filled with United States servicemen.

The Attack on Pearl Harbor started around 8:00 a.m. Hundreds of Japanese fighter jets attack the American Navel Base. The surprise attack lasted only two hours, but it was devastating. The Japanese where able to destroy 20 American Navel Vessels, and almost 200 airplanes and fighter jets. More than 2,000 soldiers and sailors were killed, and about 1,000 others were wounded in the attack. (Pearl Harbor)

Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1942, was the catastrophic event that lead the government of the United States to place Japanese American citizens into camps. I used the website Tellingstories.org/interment to read about peoples expirences during the camps. I read an amazing story

The attack was most likely unavoidable, and the United States planned to have war with Japan called Plane Orange. The attack united people for World War II, so "Remember Pearl Harbor" became a rallying cry for World War II. The atomic bombs dropped on Japan helped bring World War II to an end. The Pearl Harbor attack was a heartbreaking day for many people. It could have been stopped if the United States communicated better with its people and Japan. The Pearl Harbor Attack have deaths and wounds, but it brought us closer as a country. The "date that will live in infamy" not only be affected by the people who lost their loved ones but by the United States citizens.