Screen LibraryPearl Harbor declassified : the evidence of American foreknowledge of the attack /
"Did President Roosevelt and other high-ranking U.S. government officials know about Japanese plans to attack Pearl Harbor, and fail to warn U.S. Navy leadership? Drawing on recently declassified materials and revelations from other writers, this book traces the flow of intelligence and conclud...
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Did President Roosevelt and other high-ranking U.S. government officials know about Japanese plans to attack Pearl Harbor, and fail to warn U.S. Navy leadership? Drawing on recently declassified materials and revelations from other writers, this book traces the flow of intelligence and concludes the imminent attack was allowed to happen to win the support of the American public in a war against Japan. An epilogue describes the fate of Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the intelligence he received from Washington before the attack, and the intelligence he did not"-- |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index. |
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9781476684383 1476684383 |
| Index Number: | D767 |
| CLC: | K152 |
| Call Number: | K152/D182 |
| Contents: | Japan Opens Its Doors -- Room 1649 -- The Sun Rises in the East -- All Roads Lead to Pearl Harbor -- The Jewel of the Pacific -- Radio Silence Is Broken -- The Die Is Cast -- Wake Island's Heroic Defense -- Southern and Central Pacific Operations -- The Final Analysis of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor -- Connecting the Dots. |