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 296
... knew everything about us . We knew little about them . This was a problem of all our intelligence agencies . " 60 However , the Japanese were not omniscient . They did not know that the United States had broken their diplomatic codes ...
... knew everything about us . We knew little about them . This was a problem of all our intelligence agencies . " 60 However , the Japanese were not omniscient . They did not know that the United States had broken their diplomatic codes ...
Page 385
... knew the Navy , he loved it - its history , customs , and traditions . " I wish to emphasize to the officers and men of the fleet that our only justification for being is to be ready to fight . " Thus spoke Bloch aboard the flagship ...
... knew the Navy , he loved it - its history , customs , and traditions . " I wish to emphasize to the officers and men of the fleet that our only justification for being is to be ready to fight . " Thus spoke Bloch aboard the flagship ...
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... knew that one of the tasks before the outbreak of war was guarding against a possible surprise attack by Japan . He knew that the only effective means of detecting a surprise raiding force in adequate time to combat it was by distant ...
... knew that one of the tasks before the outbreak of war was guarding against a possible surprise attack by Japan . He knew that the only effective means of detecting a surprise raiding force in adequate time to combat it was by distant ...
Contents
We Were All Out There | 3 |
Too Deeply to Bury Their Hate | 34 |
To Avoid War with Japan | 66 |
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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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