Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of HistoryTHE CONTROVERSIAL SEQUEL TO AT DAWN WE SLEPT -- A PROBING ANALYSIS OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF PEARL HARBOR, AMERICA'S MOST CATASTROPHIC MILITARY DEFEATThe monumental bestseller At Dawn We Slept was a landmark re-creation of the apocalyptic events of December 7, 1941. This provocative sequel delves even further to examine the underlying causes of Pearl Harbor and the revisionist theories that Roosevelt and other high officials knew about the attack.With the same imposing scholarship and narrative drive that distinguished its predecessor, Pearl Harbor uncovers the secret roles played by the president, his cabinet secretaries, admirals, and generals in the weeks before the attack. Based on more than forty years of research, extensive interviews, and an insider's knowledge of the military, this book poses an explosive and highly convincing new theory of America's entry into the Pacific War. Like the very best works of history, it not only expands but dramatically deepens our understanding of the events that were once the province of myth and rumor. |
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... sail to Hawaii . With Japan and the United States at war , the element of surprise would have been largely eliminated , and Pearl Harbor's defenders alert to expect anything . 50 But former CNO Admiral William V. Pratt had no patience ...
... sail to Hawaii . With Japan and the United States at war , the element of surprise would have been largely eliminated , and Pearl Harbor's defenders alert to expect anything . 50 But former CNO Admiral William V. Pratt had no patience ...
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... sail for Wake Island with a squadron of Marine F4Fs , a voyage of potential danger , he asked Kimmel , " How far do you want me to go ? " Kimmel replied , “ Goddammit , use your common sense ! " For Halsey that was enough and plenty ...
... sail for Wake Island with a squadron of Marine F4Fs , a voyage of potential danger , he asked Kimmel , " How far do you want me to go ? " Kimmel replied , “ Goddammit , use your common sense ! " For Halsey that was enough and plenty ...
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... sail again . But , incredibly , the Pearl Harbor Repair and Salvage Unit had her in drydock by February 18 , 1942 , and en route to Bremerton on April 22. She took part in the Aleutian campaign and the Normandy invasion , sailed back to ...
... sail again . But , incredibly , the Pearl Harbor Repair and Salvage Unit had her in drydock by February 18 , 1942 , and en route to Bremerton on April 22. She took part in the Aleutian campaign and the Normandy invasion , sailed back to ...
Contents
We Were All Out There | 3 |
Too Deeply to Bury Their Hate | 34 |
To Avoid War with Japan | 66 |
Copyright | |
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