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 76
... wrote to him on October 20 , 1941 : " I still think . . . that the stronger the action of the United States toward Japan , the greater the chance of preserving peace . " 41 Great Britain was not seeking trouble with Japan . Churchill ...
... wrote to him on October 20 , 1941 : " I still think . . . that the stronger the action of the United States toward Japan , the greater the chance of preserving peace . " 41 Great Britain was not seeking trouble with Japan . Churchill ...
Page 206
... wrote , " The question was how we should maneuver them [ the Japanese ] into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to ourselves . " 52 Stimson's phraseology was sufficiently vague to leave the entry open ...
... wrote , " The question was how we should maneuver them [ the Japanese ] into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to ourselves . " 52 Stimson's phraseology was sufficiently vague to leave the entry open ...
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... wrote . " It is therefore surely a fair deduction that the questionnaire in- dicated very clearly that in the event of the United States being at war , Pearl Harbour would be the first point to be attacked , and that plans for this ...
... wrote . " It is therefore surely a fair deduction that the questionnaire in- dicated very clearly that in the event of the United States being at war , Pearl Harbour would be the first point to be attacked , and that plans for this ...
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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