What Was Pearl Harbor

    What Was Pearl Harbor, a historical facts book by Patricia Brennan Demuth, describes the attack on December 7, 1941. As World War two began tension between America and Japan started to to rise. the Japanese had an Idea and on December 7, 1941, a Japanese Admiral Nagumo received the message to commit the attack. It was a calm Sunday at Pearl Harbor when sailors saw hundreds of planes above they thought it was a training exercise. But when they saw the sun on the tails they figured it was a Japanese Attack! 2,403 U.S. personnel died that day along with six civilians. the great warship named the US Arizona was sunk, and the United States joined the war.

    I think this book is great because it has great knowledge and gives all the details. it explains the circumstances and provides context for the reasons for WW2. As a fan of nonfiction or historical fiction, this book has great knowledge. Second, this book provides things like why the Japanese attacked and how this was so secret the emperor didn’t even know. Lastly, this book gives context to the time and how things like WW2 started with Hitler, Germany's new leader, attacking a nearby country. As you can see  What Was Pearl Harbor was a great book.