Revisit the definitive book on Pearl Harbor in advance of the 75th anniversary (December 7; 2016) of the "date which will live in infamy"At 7:53 a.m.; December 7; 1941; America's national consciousness and confidence were rocked as the first wave of Japanese warplanes took aim at the U.S. Naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. As intense and absorbing as a suspense novel; At Dawn We Slept is the unparalleled and exhaustive account of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. It is widely regarded as the definitive assessment of the events surrounding one of the most daring and brilliant naval operations of all time. Through extensive research and interviews with American and Japanese leaders; Gordon W. Prange has written a remarkable historical account of the assault that-sixty years later-America cannot forget."The reader is bound to feel its power....It is impossible to forget such an account." —The New York Times Book Review"At Dawn We Slept is the definitive account of Pearl Harbor." —Chicago Sun-Times
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. A Quick Study of Nineteenth Century ChristianityBy BucherwurmI'm currently engrossed in reading Victorian history and literature; and purchased this book to get a quick infusion of church history for that period. The book was a perfect choice for my needs. While the book's coverage extends from the French Revolution to the present day; it is mainly concerned with the events of the nineteenth century in Europe; England and Scotland.Mr. Vidler starts with a discussion of Catholicism in France during the periods of revolution. He delineates the struggle between those favoring strong papal control and those who wanted a more secular society. He moves on to the Oxford movement in Britain where there was a tendency toward revival of Catholic beliefs and liturgy. The Chartist movement and the Christian Socialists were a development of the Industrial Revolution. Marked attempts were made to address the political and financial poverty of many of England's citizens.The author also covers the split in the Church in Scotland; the impact of Charles Darwin on Christian thinking; the growth of liberal theology and the Catholic modernists; the influence of Kierkegaard; and the impact of imperialistic missionary programs on European and British colonies.Although written by an Anglican theologian the book is a very even handed treatment of Protestant and Catholic movements and theology during modern times. He presents the good along with the bad; and in sum presents the reader with a concise; informative church history in slightly less than 300 pages. My only caveat is that if you are primarily interested in twentieth century coverage of this topic; then you had best look elsewhere. Coverage of the current period is relatively brief and extends only to 1971; the date of publication.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The church in the agre of revolutionBy Walter A. LukaszekI would like more focus and information on the churchs in other parts of the world and how they responded to changes in science and philosophy. There was too much material on England. I did find it enlightening to follow the thesis: leadership and theologians express ways to relate to God but it is the people in the pew that determine if it helps them individually in their relationship to God. It is far wiser to begin with the people and their relationship to God and then theologize/speculate clearer ways to express this relationship. The leaders and theologians often are hundreds of years ahead or behind the people in the pew.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. A Brilliant; Informed AnalysisBy Timothy DoranIn a small package; Vidler has written an analysis - - not merely an overview - - of reactions by the Christian Churches to moderrnity and its discontents from the French Revolution to Vatican II. This is a deceptively small book for it is dense; deep; and highly informed. It may even be too concise for the casual reader; I read it with an abundance of other source materials. Figures such as Coleridge; John Henry Newman; and Kierkegaard are portrayed with sympathy. This is essential to any understanding of the Western world in the 19th and 20th centuries.
