Days of Infamy Days of Infamy series


















in days of infamy, logic of how battle have developed in oahu point of divergence occurs @ conference in march 1941, when commander minoru genda , admiral yamamoto manage convince imperial japanese army follow pearl harbor air attack invasion capture hawaii whereas in reality, did not.


as usual in turtledove novels, action occurs several points of view, including historical figures such minoru genda , mitsuo fuchida. besides these historical figures, viewpoint characters include corporal in japanese army, surfer (who invents sailboard can fish once honolulu occupied), pair of 20-something nisei brothers caught between warring cultures, prisoners of war, , others.


the way control of islands established after third wave of japanese air attack on pearl harbor (instead of 2 in reality) destroys american naval fuel depots, army barracks, , airfields on oahu establishing air superiority, amphibious landing carried out on december 8, 1941 on northern shores of island , drive little u.s. forces remain towards honolulu. in meantime, imperial japanese navy destroys u.s. admiral william f. halsey s fleet sinking american carriers uss enterprise , lexington while fruitlessly try counterattack. (it implied halsey himself killed.) after weeks of fierce fighting , retreat, u.s. forces on oahu (led admiral kimmel , general short) surrender , territory of hawaii annexed japan.


with united states main forward base in pacific conquered , of fleet crippled beyond repair, allows japan dominate of southern pacific ocean unopposed defeating british in indian ocean, occupying of new guinea , dutch east indies, attacking australia, capturing wake , midway islands, , having ability launch bombing raids on west coast of united states. there version of doolittle raid featured, remembered when america struck @ hawaii, , not japan in reality, doing little damage.


in june 1942, there reverse version of battle of midway american task force attempting invade oahu defeated when japanese make use of captured american radar systems on island, , carriers uss yorktown , saratoga lost while uss hornet badly damaged.


the novel ends when, common in other occupied territories, japanese create puppet government, ruling through member of hawaiian royal family installed king in iolani palace; while americans on mainland, humiliated losses japanese, swear revenge , begin massive military buildup sets stage second novel.








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