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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... fact , rare indeed is the commander who ever admits he has enough matériel . As Hart acknowledged to the congressional committee , " I think I had the common failing of all commanders in chief . You always want more . ' " 26 But the ...
... fact , rare indeed is the commander who ever admits he has enough matériel . As Hart acknowledged to the congressional committee , " I think I had the common failing of all commanders in chief . You always want more . ' " 26 But the ...
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... fact , Bicknell stated that Phillips told Short little " because he knew so little himself . " " 42 It is unlikely ... fact that Short did not really understand his prime mission . He and many other officers on Oahu seem to have ...
... fact , Bicknell stated that Phillips told Short little " because he knew so little himself . " " 42 It is unlikely ... fact that Short did not really understand his prime mission . He and many other officers on Oahu seem to have ...
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... fact that the use of Fleet patrol planes for daily long - range , all - around reconnaissance was not justified in the absence of infor- mation indicating that an attack was to be expected within narrow limits of time . It is a further fact ...
... fact that the use of Fleet patrol planes for daily long - range , all - around reconnaissance was not justified in the absence of infor- mation indicating that an attack was to be expected within narrow limits of time . It is a further fact ...
Contents
We Were All Out There | 3 |
Too Deeply to Bury Their Hate | 34 |
To Avoid War with Japan | 66 |
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