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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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DAYS OF INFAMY - book review

May 4th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane

What if

Newt Gingrich’s latest book, DAYS OF INFAMY is a historic novel based on what might have happened had the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a third attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7th and pressed its advantages. It is dramatic with Japanese battleships bombarding Oahu early on Monday December 8th met with a suicidal attack by few surviving U. S. Navy warships. The book builds to its crescendo in the epic what-if as American and Japanese carriers clash in Hawaiian water.

The book is typical of Gingrich in its detailed research and his ability to bring historic events alive and make them interesting. For everyone with interest in contemporary history and all those who listened to parents, Grandparents, aunts and uncles spin their yarns about World War II this book is worth your money and your time to read,

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