Diary of a Pearl Harbor Survivor

by Alfred B.K. Rodrigues

Genres: Nonfiction

56 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Laurie DelaCruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting diary account from a native Hawaiian who was on duty during the Pearl Harbor attack, and then went on to serve in the Navy for the duration of the war. Not a lot of details or stories, but fascinating front row seat to some of the battles in the Pacific.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This would be a good introductory book for a young reader about Pearl Harbor.

[Chris Wittkopp · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Diary of a WWII vet. I got confused as where they were in the pacific. Wish I had a map available.

[Roberta Day · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this quick and easy read. Although I do agree with a previous opinion that there should have been a map included in this, I got lost a couple of times and am not the best with geography! I did think this was good and always find memoirs hard to rate. Also this guy seemed like a precious, thoughtful and stand up man ! 4/5

[Reed Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

knew most of the info from my visit to Pearl Harbor, but the diary part of the book was pretty interesting!

[TJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting look at what happened the day of Pearl Harbor attack from someone who was there. I wish there was more to that section. The diary of when he was on duty after Pearl Harbor was a bit interesting, where he went and why. However it never went into how he felt, that would have been more interesting to me.

[David Devine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting reading. Narrative in the beginning and ending chapters, but literally just diary entries for the main portion.

[Mellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an interesting insight to the wartime experiences of a Pearl Harbor survivor. I really enjoyed learning about his story and his life before, during, and after the war.