Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of HistoryThe provocative sequel to At Dawn We Slept that continues Prange's masterful analysis of the attack on Pearl Harbor, delving further to examine the underlying causes and to ask whether the event that plunged America into World War II was really a surprise to President Roosevelt. |
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Page 101
... appearance of an overt act against Japan , the President chose the alternative of waiting for an overt act by Japan . " Therefore , " he had supreme responsibility for making sure that the measures , plans , orders and dispositions ...
... appearance of an overt act against Japan , the President chose the alternative of waiting for an overt act by Japan . " Therefore , " he had supreme responsibility for making sure that the measures , plans , orders and dispositions ...
Page 327
... appearance " of conspiracy in the War and Navy departments to destroy all copies of the " winds execute . " 69 In this connection , perhaps the most inter- esting aspect of his appearance before the committee was the intro- duction into ...
... appearance " of conspiracy in the War and Navy departments to destroy all copies of the " winds execute . " 69 In this connection , perhaps the most inter- esting aspect of his appearance before the committee was the intro- duction into ...
Page 328
... appeared thereon , Kramer testified : " I can categorically state that if any of that phraseology had appeared in the negative form in my mind it would have thrown the whole thing out , because there was no provision whatsoever for a ...
... appeared thereon , Kramer testified : " I can categorically state that if any of that phraseology had appeared in the negative form in my mind it would have thrown the whole thing out , because there was no provision whatsoever for a ...
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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Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History Gordon W. Prange,Donald M. Goldstein,Katherine V. Dillon Limited preview - 2014 |
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