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 80
... armed support " for Britain did not necessarily mean be- coming an active belligerent ; the United States had been giving Brit- ain " armed support " against Hitler for months while remaining technically neutral . But within these ...
... armed support " for Britain did not necessarily mean be- coming an active belligerent ; the United States had been giving Brit- ain " armed support " against Hitler for months while remaining technically neutral . But within these ...
Page 85
... armed support " to Britain under certain conditions . That is precisely what Hart understood , according to a message he sent to OPNAV with an information copy to CinCPAC on December 7 at 0645 GMT : * " Learn from Singapore we have ...
... armed support " to Britain under certain conditions . That is precisely what Hart understood , according to a message he sent to OPNAV with an information copy to CinCPAC on December 7 at 0645 GMT : * " Learn from Singapore we have ...
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... armed . " 39 In the current state of technology , “ adequate " does not mean what it did in the years im- mediately ... armed services must in fact as well as in name be " forces - in - being " -mainsprings coiled for instant action ...
... armed . " 39 In the current state of technology , “ adequate " does not mean what it did in the years im- mediately ... armed services must in fact as well as in name be " forces - in - being " -mainsprings coiled for instant action ...
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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