Just Finished the Book "Danger's Hour"-- Part 2

The first ten pages are devoted to an excellent look back at relations between the US and Japan all the way back to the 1850s.

Then, Kennedy jumps back and forth between the life of Kiyoshi Ogawa, the Japanese kamikaze pilot who did the most damage to the Bunker Hill that day (another kamikaze also crashed into the ship). Then, there was the day-to-day activity of the men on the ship. If you ever want to know how sailors lived and operated on an aircraft carrier during World War II, this would be the book.

Then, there was the horrendous day when the realities of war, what the pilots were doing to the Japanese was brought home.

How two fairly untrained young Japanese pilots would be able to crash their outdated planes into the Bunker Hill and take out one of the most powerful ships (and flagship at that) in the US fleet is amazing. Even though the ship did not sink, it was taken out of the war for the duration.

Then, there is the story behind the famous photo on the front cover of the book taken from the deck of the Bunker Hill that day.

Well Worth a Read. --GreGen