Day of infamy speech audio
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"A thrilling tale of American's darkest day." Praise for the first audiobook in the Pacific War Series, Pearl Harbor: Gingrich and Forstchen have written a sequel that's as much a homage to the survivors of the real Pearl Harbor attack as it is an imaginative and thrilling take on America's entry into World War II. Nicknamed the 'Date of Infamy Speech,' it is one of the most famous political speeches of the 20th century. The sound recording was made available by the National Archives of the United States. on Monday, December 8, 1941, in Washington, D.C. Days of Infamy recounts this alternative history from a multitude of viewpoints-from President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and the two great admirals, on down to American pilots flying antiquated aircraft, bravely facing the vastly superior Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. This speech was made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to a Joint Session of Congress at 12:30 p.m. To achieve his purpose he says this 'but will make certain that this form of treachery shall never. He is given the speech to all americans to ensure that they are safe. In this story of the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the notorious gambler Yamamoto is pitted against the equally legendary American admiral Bill Halsey in a battle of wits, nerve, and skill. Rover: On December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his famous Day Of Infamy Speech. It was given Decemduring world war II and after pearl harbor. Historians have often speculated about what might have transpired from legendary "matchups" of great generals and admirals. In direct command of the six carriers of the attacking fleet, Yamamoto decides to launch a fateful "third-wave attack" on the island of Oahu, and then keeps his fleet in the area to hunt down the surviving American aircraft carriers, which by luck and fate were not anchored in the harbor on that day. In delivering the speech, Roosevelt adds the phrase, 'I regret to inform you' to the sentence, 'Very many American lives have been lost.' He then takes a long pause before continuing. Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech and then listen to the audio recording. Building on that promise, Days of Infamy starts minutes after the close of Pearl Harbor, as both sides react to the monumental events triggered by the presence of Admiral Yamamoto. Read paragraph 4 of the draft of Franklin D. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.'. In Pearl Harbor they explored how history might have been changed if Admiral Yamamoto had directly led the attack on that fateful day, instead of remaining in Japan. Gingrich and Forstchen's now critically acclaimed approach, which they term "active history," examines how a change in but one decision might have profoundly altered American history.