The Other Side of Infamy Lib/E: My Journey Through Pearl Harbor and the World of War

War is uncomfortable for Christians, and worldwide war is unfamiliar for today's generations. Jim Downing reflects on his illustrious military career, including his experience during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to show how we can be people of faith during troubled times. The natural human impulse is to run from attack. Jim Downing--along with countless other soldiers and sailors at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941--ran toward it, fighting to rescue his fellow navy men, to protect loved ones and civilians on the island, and to find the redemptive path forward from a devastating war. We are protected from war these days, but there was a time when war was very present in our lives, and in The Other Side of Infamy we learn from a veteran of Pearl Harbor and World War II what it means to follow Jesus into and through every danger, toil, and snare.

About the Author :
Jim Downing is a twenty-four-year U.S. Navy veteran. He fought fires on and survived the sinking of the USS West Virginia during Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He captained the USS Patapsco during the Cold War, performed a host of missions on several ships around the world, and twice served stints as a navy instructor. While racing away from Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954, Jim and his crew were showered with radioactive ash from Castle Bravo, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated by the United States and the largest U.S. nuclear contamination accident. But Jim Downing is more than a military man-he is also a man of deep faith. On April 8, 1935, in a West Virginia turret, he dedicated his life to God. He joined the ministry of Dawson Trotman, becoming Navigator Number Six and helping to spread the tenets of Christianity throughout the Pacific Fleet. He served full-time with The Navigators for twenty-seven years, including as deputy president and board chair, and continues to represent the ministry at events around the world. He is the author of the books Meditation and Living Legacy: Reflections on Dawson Trotman and Lorne Sanny. Raised in Plevna, Missouri, Jim was married to Morena Holmes for sixty-eight years before her death in 2010. He is the father of seven children and lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. James Lund is a freelance writer and editor who has worked with numerous best-selling authors. He is a former writer/editor for Multnomah Publishers, newspaper reporter and editor, and college publications official. He enjoys hiking and river rafting with his wife, Angela, and their three children in central Oregon. Peb Jackson is vice president of public affairs at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church and Purpose Driven Ministries in Lake Forest, California. As well as being a vice president at Focus on the Family for more than thirteen years, he was also vice president of Young Life and Spartan Oil. He lives with his wife, Sharon, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he is an avid adventurer. Tim Campbell, winner of AudioFile Earphones Awards, is a narrator and actor based in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the University of California and earned a BA in music and theater and a certification from the prestigious Great Books program at Pepperdine University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is also a classically trained singer and performs regularly with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Los Angeles Opera Chorus, as well as on studio soundtracks for film and television.