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 124
... least the possibility that Germany would give assistance to Japan , but ... now with the Trans - Siberian railroad closed for a period no one could predict , Japan could get no assistance that way . " 11 Thus one can readily understand ...
... least the possibility that Germany would give assistance to Japan , but ... now with the Trans - Siberian railroad closed for a period no one could predict , Japan could get no assistance that way . " 11 Thus one can readily understand ...
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... least as probable as it was improbable could have made all the difference . " If I had believed in those days pre- ceding Pearl Harbor that there was a 50-50 chance or anything ap- proaching that of an attack on Pearl Harbor , it would ...
... least as probable as it was improbable could have made all the difference . " If I had believed in those days pre- ceding Pearl Harbor that there was a 50-50 chance or anything ap- proaching that of an attack on Pearl Harbor , it would ...
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... least suspects will succeed the best . " 58 The testimony of Short and his subordinates revealed that he had come to lean on the Fleet , at least psychologically , to the point that he lost sight of his own responsibilities in relation ...
... least suspects will succeed the best . " 58 The testimony of Short and his subordinates revealed that he had come to lean on the Fleet , at least psychologically , to the point that he lost sight of his own responsibilities in relation ...
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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