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Brothers Down - Walter R. Borneman - 2019
Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona
By: Walter R. Borneman
Narrated by: David Baker
Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 05-14-19
Language: English
Genre: History, American
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Format: mp3 64/22.05 stereo
Publisher's Summary
A deeply personal and never-before-told account of one of America's darkest days, from the best-selling author of The Admirals and MacArthur at War.
The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 remains one of the most traumatic events in American history. America's battleship fleet was crippled, thousands of lives were lost, and the United States was propelled into a world war.
Few realize that aboard the iconic, ill-fated USS Arizona were an incredible 79 blood relatives. Tragically, in an era when family members serving together was an accepted, even encouraged practice, 63 of the Arizona's 1,177 dead turned out to be brothers.
In Brothers Down, acclaimed historian Walter R. Borneman returns to that critical week of December, masterfully guiding us on an unforgettable journey of sacrifice and heroism, all told through the lives of these brothers and their fateful experience on the Arizona. Weaving in the heartbreaking stories of the parents, wives, and sweethearts who wrote to and worried about these men, Borneman draws from a treasure trove of unpublished source material to bring to vivid life the minor decisions that became a matter of life or death when the bombs began to fall.
More than just an account of familial bonds and national heartbreak, what emerges promises to define a turning point in American military history.
©2019 Walter R. Borneman (P)2019 Hachette Audio
Critic Reviews
"Borneman's extensive research turns up interesting details about the history of the battleship... The subject matter makes the book sometimes difficult to read - as it was no doubt difficult to write - but Borneman's broad knowledge and sensitive touch make it an entirely worthwhile experience." (Booklist)
"Walter Borneman is one of our finest historians, and in Brothers Down he has given us his most personal and affecting story - and one so immersive I often found myself holding my breath while reading his powerful account of the attack on the Arizona. It's that good." (James Donovan, author of Shoot for the Moon and A Terrible Glory)
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