Search Results | Central Kansas Library System

Catalog Search Results

Sort by

1) All the gallant men: an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor

Author

Stratton, Donald

Language

English

Appears on list

NYT - Politics and American History

Description

Read Description

A memoir by a USS Arizona survivor describes his experience of the attacks that left him with burns over more than sixty-five percent of his body, his resolve to reenter service after a grueling recovery, and his contributions to some of the Pacific's most violent battles. The most gripping, intimate, and inspiring account of Pearl Harbor, the first memoir ever published by a USS Arizona survivor. At 8:06 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Seaman First Class...

2) Just once: a novel

Author

Kingsbury, Karen

Language

English

Description

Read Description

"In 1941, beautiful Irvel Ellis is too focused on her secret to take much notice in the war raging overseas. She's dating Sam but in love with his brother, Hank, and Irvel has no idea how to break the news when the unthinkable happens-Pearl Harbor is attacked. With their lives turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted, and Hank wants to enlist. But Sam insists Hank stay home, where he and Irvel take up the battle on the home front. While Sam fights...

3) What was Pearl Harbor?

Author

Demuth, Patricia

Series

What was...?
What was ?

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc

Pub. Date

[2013]

Language

English

Description

Read Description

Teaches important dates and facts about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

4) Pearl Harbor

Publisher

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Formats

DVD, VHS

Description

Read Description

Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...