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 71
... ready than being reproved when the time came and I was not ready , and he let it go at that . " The reasoning behind Stark's arranging for these discussions was characteristically simple and logical : no one could deny the possibility ...
... ready than being reproved when the time came and I was not ready , and he let it go at that . " The reasoning behind Stark's arranging for these discussions was characteristically simple and logical : no one could deny the possibility ...
Page 108
... ready for war in accordance with the war plans , " said Stark . " It was not ready for an advance into the western Pacific , which would have required a large train and which we did not have . " 10 RADM Royal E. Ingersoll , Assistant ...
... ready for war in accordance with the war plans , " said Stark . " It was not ready for an advance into the western Pacific , which would have required a large train and which we did not have . " 10 RADM Royal E. Ingersoll , Assistant ...
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... ready for war , in peacetime , but Kimmel was determined that ships under his command would be as ready as he could make them . We respected our Commodore , understood his rationale , but thought he was an S.O. B. of the first order ...
... ready for war , in peacetime , but Kimmel was determined that ships under his command would be as ready as he could make them . We respected our Commodore , understood his rationale , but thought he was an S.O. B. of the first order ...
Contents
We Were All Out There | 3 |
Too Deeply to Bury Their Hate | 34 |
To Avoid War with Japan | 66 |
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