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Overview

Christmas 1941 came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The shock—in some cases overseas, elation—was worldwide. While Americans attempted to go about celebrating as usual, the reality of the just-declared war was on everybody’s mind. United States troops on Wake Island were battling a Japanese landing force and, in the Philippines, losing the fight to save Luzon. In Japan, the Pearl Harbor strike force returned to Hiroshima Bay and toasted its sweeping success. Across the Atlantic, much of Europe was frozen in grim Nazi occupation.

Just three days before Christmas, Churchill surprised Roosevelt with an unprecedented trip to Washington, where they jointly lit the White House Christmas tree. As the two Allied leaders met to map out a winning wartime strategy, the most remarkable Christmas of the century played out across the globe.

Pearl Harbor Christmas is a deeply moving and inspiring story about what it was like to live through a holiday season few would ever forget.

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A minor genre, the day-by-day chronicle, receives a fine addition as veteran historian Weintraub (15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall, etc.) devotes a chapter each to the last 10 days of 1941 plus New Year’s Day. He describes the Wehrmacht’s epic winter debacle in Russia and Japan’s advances across Asia with dazzling detail. The primary focus, however, remains on events in Washington enlivened by the presence of Churchill, who invited himself shortly after Pearl Harbor. A reluctant Roosevelt would have preferred to use the time to organize the nation for war; nevertheless, he welcomed the prime minister. Roy Jenkins, a later cabinet member, compared Churchill “to a real-life version of The Man Who Came to Dinner.” U.S. brass worried about FDR’s susceptibility to his famous charisma—which was on full display as Churchill extended his stay in the White House, captivated the media, and delivered stirring addresses to Congress and radio audiences. Weintraub does not exaggerate what followed, but readers will enjoy his opinionated portraits of the allied leaders as they hammered out strategy, much of which was rendered irrelevant by subsequent events. Photos. (Dec.)
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Prolific historian Weintraub (Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce) again ties an epic piece of history to its holiday season. The period immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when the country was still in shock, has not been well covered. The primary story here is of Prime Minister Churchill sailing across the U-boat-infested North Atlantic to confer with President Roosevelt to map out the general strategy that would win the war. Americans were finding it hard to transition to a wartime status: there were still traditional celebrations, such as the lighting of the national Christmas tree, despite new blackout regulations. This is a more human World War II book, not of policy details, but of people trying to figure out how to proceed, with the focus on two titans of the Western Alliance (who both enjoyed a good smoke and a drink). VERDICT A chronology and maps would be helpful, but this stirring book is recommended for all history buffs and general readers interested in this human—and holiday—take on the war.
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A vivid 11-day account of a World War II holiday.

As in previous volumes on Christmastime during critical moments in history (General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah, 1864, 2009, etc.), prolific biographer and military historian Weintraub dramatically recaps the last week and a half of late December 1941. The author's treatment of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor centers on two "open wartime allies," Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, both united under pessimistic speculation to review global strategies. Churchill's much-ballyhooed attendance at the White House summit was beneficial yet was somewhat marred during a train trip, where he solemnly viewed Virginia's placid, colorfully lit holiday scenery, a stark contrast to his decrepit wartime British homeland. A master chronicler, Weintraub's moody, intensively researched play-by-play narrative traces the final days of 1941. Ruminations, anecdotes and creatively reimagined scenarios crisply capture all of the minute details of the time and sequences of events. Adolph Hitler's sarcasm bleeds through in dispatches of his Nazi reign of terror as Christmas Eve at the White House became a tangle of lights and red ribbon, strained public speeches by the president and prime minister and strategic second-guessing. The author brilliantly juxtaposes the horror and violence of war with the tender nostalgia of Christmas, including gift ideas where "a new Ford or Chevrolet, both soon to be unobtainable, cost $900." Weintraub cites war memoirs, military dispatches, speeches and diary entries, all to great effect, and he deftly captures the period-authentic food and dress of his subjects (including cameos by the sage, cautionary Eleanor Roosevelt) and the chaotic, edgy essence of battle.

Erudite, sweeping and contemplative—classic Weintraub.

Alexander Heffner
In this compelling book, historian Stanley Weintraub provides a compact and vivid day-by-day account of the days following the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor…For political junkies, this title is chock-full of amusing observations…
—The Washington Post

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780306820618
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press
  • Publication date: 11/1/2011
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 46,888
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.00 (d)

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Stanley Weintraub

Stanley Weintraub is an award-winning author and co-author of more than fifty highly acclaimed books, including Silent Night and 11 Days in December. He lives in Delaware.

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  • Posted December 11, 2011

    Great blend of history and holiday

    I had been awaiting the publication of Dr. Weintraub's book ever since I saw it announced earlier in the year and I wasn't disappointed when I read it. I'm particularly fascinated by mid-20th century American history, particularly Home Front-related books, having covered this particular period in my own writing. Dr. Weintraub does a very good job of blending mega-events such as Churchill's surprise visit and the terrible war news from the Pacific almost daily - with individualized anecdotes and the aura of the day. Readers who know of, or perhaps had lived, through that era will slip back in time as they read about anti-aircraft guns on top of hotels, blackouts, etc. He also takes the reader to enemy and occupied settings: a bookstore in Paris where a German officer wants the last available copy of James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake and is turned away by a determined (presumed) American shopkeeper; and on board a Japanese destroyer that had taken part in the Pearl Harbor attack. My only disappointment - minor, though, not enough to affect my 5-star rating - is that Dr. Weintraub's book is "top-heavy," i.e., the majority of the content relates to global politics, the mega-personalities such as Churchill and Roosevelt, General officers, etc. My own personal interest is the minutia of everyday, average Americans and American life: what shopping was like in urban downtown Christmases that year; how parents struggled to have a merry Christmas holiday even while facing the prospect of their sons heading off to war. Some of that is in the book but not enough to satisfy what really grabs me personally as a reader for this type of book. But again that's a personal interest and Dr. Weintraub is a historian, and the book he wrote does reflect his specialty and he does so very well in my opinion.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2012

    Good read for those interested in WW II history

    Good read for those individuals with an interest in WWII history. Not a great book, easy read. Interestig tidbits of histoy.

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  • Posted January 2, 2012

    Fine read. A different Christmas reading experience.

    The geo politics of the 30's & 40"s continues to make interesting reading. Add to that another glimpse into the interaction between Misters Roosevelt and Churchill; we get another lesson in the value of relationships. A prolonged depresssion and a world war; the spirit of Christmas still gives hope.

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