Dont miss History Smashers: The Mayflower, Womens Right to Vote, Pearl Harbor, and Titanic. Perfect for fans of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.Ĭons: The focus is mostly on the war with Japan, so the European side of World War II gets a bit of a short shrift, with the Holocaust receiving a mere four sentences. smashes everything you thought you knew about history. Filled with personal narratives, photos, and pages of comic panels in every chapter, the fast pace and human interest focus are sure to entice both history buffs and reluctant readers. The premise is to show some of the history that hasn’t always been taught, presumably because it doesn’t portray the U.S. Pros: Somehow I missed this series’ debut in 2020, but I’m glad I caught up with this latest volume. In fact, when the Californian warned that it was trapped in ice, the Titanics wireless operator was so busy sending outgoing messages that he replied, 'Shut up' No joke.Discover the nonfiction series that demolishes everything you thought you knew about history. Includes a timeline author’s note bibliography index and lists of books, websites, and museums to visit. : History Smashers: Pearl Harbor (9780593120378) by Messner, Kate and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now. The narrative goes through Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all the way up to the 2016 visits of President Barack Obama to Hiroshima and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Pearl Harbor. The declaration of war brought out the best and worst of America, as people came together to win, but also showed cruel racism against Japanese Americans and in the segregated military. Right Well, that’s not quite the real deal. But Kate Messner shows that there were those who predicted an attack as far back as the 1920’s. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a completely unpredictable attack on the U.S. Summary: When Pearl Harbor was “suddenly and deliberately attacked” by Japan on December 7, 1941, it seemed as though it had come with no warning.

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