Pearl Harbor
by Gordon W. Prange
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Pub Date Apr 21 2014 | Archive Date Jun 10 2014
Description
Answers decades in the making about the shocking surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
In
the predawn hours of December 7, 1941, a Japanese carrier group sailed
toward Hawaii. A few minutes before 8:00 a.m., they received the order
to rain death on the American base at Pearl Harbor, sinking dozens of
ships, destroying hundreds of airplanes, and taking the lives of over
two thousand servicemen. The carnage lasted only two hours, but more
than seventy years later, terrible questions remain unanswered.
How
did the Japanese slip past the American radar? Why were the Hawaiian
defense forces so woefully underprepared? What, if anything, did
American intelligence know before the first Japanese pilot shouted
“Tora! Tora! Tora!”? In this incomparable volume, Pearl Harbor experts
Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, and Katherine V. Dillon tackle
dozens of thorny issues in an attempt to determine who was at fault for
one of the most shocking military disasters in history.
Advance Praise
“This excellent book confirms that the story behind the attack on Pearl
Harbor . . . can match a good detective yarn for suspense and
complexity. . . . The authors of Pearl Harbor are first-rank historical gumshoes.” —Chicago Tribune
“Vast, precise, and satisfying.” —Houston Chronicle
“History of the very best kind: thorough, judicious, and restrained.” —The Examiner (San Francisco)
“Logically
organized and clearly presented . . . a useful introduction and guide
to the major arguments and areas of controversy.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A
more important clue to explaining the Pearl Harbor disaster than even
the most intriguing revelations about code breaking or espionage.” —The Washington Post Book World
“Mr
Prange has been called the ‘dean of Pearl Harbor historians.’ The
accolade—with appropriate credit to his associates—is deserved.” —The Wall Street Journal
“A superb work of history, with clear and thoughtful insights into America’s greatest military disaster.” —Albuquerque Journal Magazine
“By all odds the last word on the subject.” —The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
“A superb sequel to At Dawn We Slept.” —Publishers Weekly
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EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781480489493 |
PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
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