My Pearl Harbor Scrapbook 1941: A Nostalgic Collection of Memories

History comes alive in this award-winning WW II scrapbook, bursting with old photos, maps, telegrams, newspaper clippings, hand-written notes and letters! Experience the tragedy of the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack in a completely new way including 5 unique fold-out pages expanding the story. These colorful scrapbook-style pages are jam-packed with stunning visuals and prized nostalgia of the era.

Treasured collections of ephemera, pins, buttons, watches and medals from the 1940's illustrate each page and stir the imagination. Told in "bite-sized" pieces, this history book is exciting to read for all audiences. "My Pearl Harbor Scrapbook 1941. A Nostalgic Collection of Memories" is an "adventure in learning" uncovering the essential details of the Pearl Harbor story.

Each overflowing page unravels one of America's greatest tragedies from early Japanese inception and planning, through the deadly attack and its crippling aftermath. Learn what life was like at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii before, during and after the December 7, 1941 attack.

"My Pearl Harbor Scrapbook 1941" in its unique style of history-telling invites the reader to re-discover one of America's most tragic days. The Foreword was written by Daniel Martinez, Chief Historian of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor. Recommended for ages 10 to 110.

"Remember Pearl Harbor" --the prominent battle cry of the 1940's perpetuating the memory of America's "day of infamy" compels to be etched into the minds and hearts of every new generation and old. "Lest we forget."

INSIDE THE BOOK:
Front page newspapers of the day fill are filled with "War!" headlines.

The story behind what drove Japan to relentless aggression in Southeast Asia

Yamamoto's brilliant scheme to hold off the United States Pacific Fleet from terminating Japan's destiny to rule Southeast Asia

The complex Japanese attack and details of the never-used before aircraft carriers that changed the way war was fought in the world

6 scrapbook-style pages of original photographs displaying the shocking devastation of the surprise attack

How the U.S. missed the warning radar despite charting the unsuspected incoming fleet of Japanese planes onto Oahu

The emotional story of Japanese internment in Hawaii and throughout the United States; plus describing the extreme prejudice towards Japanese-Americans using maps and the shocking national sentiment with newspaper headlines of the day
And SO MUCH MORE!

Bess Taubman combines the unique talents as writer, designer and publisher creating dynamic, educational products about historical subjects. She has been writing about the Pearl Harbor story for over twenty years. Presenting the reader an exceptional way to learn about complex subjects by bringing history to life, Ms. Taubman is helping to reshape the way historical information is introduced with welcoming, vibrant designs and text. This is her first book. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and daughter.

Ernest Arroyo is a former president of the Pearl Harbor History Associates. He is the author of "Pearl Harbor": A Photographic History of a 'date which will live in infamy' as well as contributor to more than a dozen books on naval and maritime history, including "East Wind Rain", an acclaimed account of the Pearl Harbor attack. He lives and writes in Stratford, Connecticut.

Chief Historian, WWII Valor in the Pacific Monument at Pearl Harbor.