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 250
... Staff is directly at fault whenever one of his subordinate staff officers fails to do a thorough job . " 8 Yet such is the very essence of the military command and staff establishment . The Washington Evening Star was nearer the truth ...
... Staff is directly at fault whenever one of his subordinate staff officers fails to do a thorough job . " 8 Yet such is the very essence of the military command and staff establishment . The Washington Evening Star was nearer the truth ...
Page 254
... Staff did not include the duty of per- sonally directing and supervising the detailed administration of the various sections of the Office of the Chief of Staff . His primary duty was to advise the Secretary of War and the President ...
... Staff did not include the duty of per- sonally directing and supervising the detailed administration of the various sections of the Office of the Chief of Staff . His primary duty was to advise the Secretary of War and the President ...
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... staff meeting was in direct proportion to the interest and capability of the commander concerned . It was up to him whether such a con- ference became a productive forum for the exchange of information and ideas , or degenerated into a ...
... staff meeting was in direct proportion to the interest and capability of the commander concerned . It was up to him whether such a con- ference became a productive forum for the exchange of information and ideas , or degenerated into a ...
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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