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 98
... means . Sum- ner Welles explained , “ . you could not divorce what was done in the military field from what was done ... means . Small as these means were in the beginning , he invariably sought and found some sector where his opponents ...
... means . Sum- ner Welles explained , “ . you could not divorce what was done in the military field from what was done ... means . Small as these means were in the beginning , he invariably sought and found some sector where his opponents ...
Page 304
... means . * The congressional committee reproved French : While it is not regarded as contributing to the disaster . . . it is considered extremely regrettable that Colonel French did not advise the Chief of Staff upon his inability to ...
... means . * The congressional committee reproved French : While it is not regarded as contributing to the disaster . . . it is considered extremely regrettable that Colonel French did not advise the Chief of Staff upon his inability to ...
Page 313
... means of receiving the word , that is , by " general intelligence broad- casts " as well as by the " daily Japanese ... means of requesting clarification of any obscurity . Therefore , an authentic " winds execute , " as the prospective ...
... means of receiving the word , that is , by " general intelligence broad- casts " as well as by the " daily Japanese ... means of requesting clarification of any obscurity . Therefore , an authentic " winds execute , " as the prospective ...
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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