Nurse Monica Conter - in between dates with Lieutenant Benning - took pules and temperatures at the new base hospital. Captain Levi Erdmann mulled over the base tennis tournament. Sergeant Robert Hey began dressing for a rifle match with Captain J. From the musicians of the USS Nevada who insisted on finishing “The Star Spangled Banner” before taking cover, to the men trapped in the capsized USS Oklahoma who methodically voted on the best means of escape, each story conveys the terror and confusion of the raid, as well as the fortitude of those who survived.more Drawn from hundreds of interviews, letters, and diaries, Walter Lord recounts the many tales of heroism and tragedy by those who experienced the attack firsthand. From the chaos, a thousand personal stories of courage emerged. But as Japan’s deadly torpedoes suddenly rained down on the Pacific fleet, soldiers, generals, and civilians alike felt shock, then fear, then rage. Drawn from hundreds of interviews, letters, and diaries, Walter Lord recoun The Day of Infamy began as a quiet morning on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor.

The Day of Infamy began as a quiet morning on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor.

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