Discussion at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 4.
The selected title is "Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941" by Stanley Weintraub.
This is a vivid 11-day account of perhaps the most remarkable holiday season of the 20th century.
Christmas came a little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
While Americans attempted to go about celebrating as usual, the shock and reality of the just-declared war was on everyone’s mind.
Weintraub gives great insight into the remarkable meeting of President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, together lighting the White House Christmas tree, while also mapping out a winning wartime strategy.
This is a moving account of what it was like to live through a holiday season few would ever forget.
Multiple copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.
Participants are asked to bring a sandwich and a friend as they “chat and chew.” Dessert and beverages will be provided. Registration is requested.
For information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482 or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.
This is a press release from Derby Public Library Director Cathy Williams.
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