Of Love and War Author:Steve Brown How may warnings did the United States have before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor? What did Roosevelt know? And when? How prepared was Hawaii for an attack? Or were the Japanese just that good? From the Louisiana Maneuvers to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Of Love and War takes us behind the scenes where politicians plot and generals jockey for ... more »power, playing a deadly game of chess with human lives. We experience the events that catapulted the U. S. into World War II through the eyes of the characters whose lives, like millions of Americans', were forever changed on that infamous Sunday. McKenzie Rivers became a photojournalist rather than a housewife. Antonio Petrocelli drove a tank instead of continuing as a wheelman for the Mob. Katie O'Kelly, railroaded out of the navy only months before, was restored to her former position. For Nicky Lamm, it meant the Bataan Death March. Of Love and War is a tale of intrigue and suspense, revealing startling information "classified" until now. Like Gone with the Wind, The Winds of War, and Doctor Zhivago, it is also a powerful love story set against the backdrop of one of the most tragic and exciting moments in history.« less