About this title: How much of a surprise was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour? History has tended to blame the two commanders of Hawaii's military installations, Admiral Kimmel and General Short, for the unpreparedness of the Pacific Fleet for battle. However, a closer examination of the events leading up to the attack suggests that these two men were merely scapegoats and that the responsibility lies elsewhere - with Washington. Among the many questions explored in this superbly researched book are: why were America's supreme military commanders so lackadaisical about relaying vital information to their ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780425090404ISBN:042509040X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very light edge wear. Bumped corner. Light spine creases. No marks. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 397 p. Audience: General/trade. The complete, shocking true story by the Dean of World War II Historians. read more
Description: Good. Spine is smooth. Covers show some wear at the edges and corners. Good reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages beginning to tan. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Very Good-See Description in Poor-See Description jacket. Hardcover Jacket has edge wear, tears, large chips out of edge. Superficial scratches. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780385145596ISBN:0385145594
Description: A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780385145596ISBN:0385145594
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Book of the Month Club Edition. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Missing Dust Jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780385145596ISBN:0385145594
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780385145596ISBN:0385145594
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: Tenth Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley, NY
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780425090404ISBN:042509040X
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 10th printing of the Berkley Mass Market Paperback edition. Very Good in wraps. Good-looking copy with NO stamps or markings. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"This account of Pearl Harbor has a thesis: Roosevelt knew about the invasion, but allowed it to happen because he felt it was the only way to get the US into the war to save Europe and liberate the Pacific. Toland presents his evidence in a highly readable account of this important turning point in US history."
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