{"product_id":"book-b8id","title":"Days of Infamy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen return with the second novel in their World War II Pacific Theater series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGingrich and Forstchen's now critically acclaimed approach, which they term \"active history,\" examines how a change in but one decision might have profoundly altered American history. In \u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e they explored how history might have been changed if Admiral Yamamoto had directly led the attack on that fateful day, instead of remaining in Japan. Building on that promise, \u003ci\u003eDays of Infamy\u003c\/i\u003e starts minutes after the close of Pearl Harbor, as both sides react to the monumental events triggered by the presence of Admiral Yamamoto. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn direct command of the six carriers of the attacking fleet, Yamamoto decides to launch a fateful \"third-wave attack\" on the island of Oahu, and then keeps his fleet in the area to hunt down the surviving American aircraft carriers, which by luck and fate were not anchored in the harbor on that day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorians have often speculated about what might have transpired from legendary \"matchups\" of great generals and admirals. In this story of the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the notorious gambler Yamamoto is pitted against the equally legendary American admiral Bill Halsey in a battle of wits, nerve, and skill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays of Infamy\u003c\/i\u003e recounts this alternative history from a multitude of viewpoints---from President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and the two great admirals, on down to American pilots flying antiquated aircraft, bravely facing the vastly superior Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGingrich and Forstchen have written a sequel that's as much a homage to the survivors of the real Pearl Harbor attack as it is an imaginative and thrilling take on America's entry into World War II. \u003cbr\u003ePraise for the first audiobook in the Pacific War Series, \u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thrilling tale of American's darkest day.\" \u003cbr\u003e--W.E.B. Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Masterful storytelling that not only captures the heroic highs and hellish lows of that horrific day which lives on in infamy--it resonates with today's conflicts and challenges.\" \u003cbr\u003e--William E. Butterworth IV, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Saboteurs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49393617830192,"sku":"BDb8id","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/108208-b8id-Square.jpg?v=1735352646","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-b8id","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}