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 401
... torpedo net at the entrance to the harbor channel was sufficient pro- tection rather than nets around the ships themselves . Nor did Bloch visualize an attack by torpedo planes . The Navy on Oahu had received " a definite statement from ...
... torpedo net at the entrance to the harbor channel was sufficient pro- tection rather than nets around the ships themselves . Nor did Bloch visualize an attack by torpedo planes . The Navy on Oahu had received " a definite statement from ...
Page 424
... torpedo attacks . 41 To Kimmel and Bloch such a danger seemed remote . 42 Kimmel had solid staff backing in his opinion . DeLany " felt the depth of water in Pearl Harbor was such that torpedoes could not be successfully launched from ...
... torpedo attacks . 41 To Kimmel and Bloch such a danger seemed remote . 42 Kimmel had solid staff backing in his opinion . DeLany " felt the depth of water in Pearl Harbor was such that torpedoes could not be successfully launched from ...
Page 523
... torpedoes could run successfully in Pearl Harbor's shallow water . Indeed , to quote Forrestal's Fourth Endorsement to the report of the Navy Court : The destructive potentiality of the air torpedo attack was not properly evaluated ...
... torpedoes could run successfully in Pearl Harbor's shallow water . Indeed , to quote Forrestal's Fourth Endorsement to the report of the Navy Court : The destructive potentiality of the air torpedo attack was not properly evaluated ...
Contents
We Were All Out There | 3 |
Too Deeply to Bury Their Hate | 34 |
To Avoid War with Japan | 66 |
Copyright | |
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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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