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The Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 - A Study of Defending America (Paperback)
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 - A Study of Defending America (Paperback)
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On 7 December 1941 the United States suffered a devastating
surprise attack that thrust it into a worldwide war. Our enemy had
extensively planned the attack, conducted detailed reconnaissance
of its target to determine how to achieve the most destruction, and
had innovatively planned the operation to overcome all obstacles.
Two services that needed to work together were never ordered to do
so, losing synergy that was sorely needed. The United States had
indications that an attack was possible but had no single agency to
gather all of the available information for an analysis that would
suggest an attack. When the attack started, there were indications
that something large was happening, but the word was never spread,
and our enemy's attack was devastating. Sixty years later the
United States was again thrust it into a worldwide war. On 11
September 2001 enemies of our nation conducted an overwhelming
surprise attack against our homeland. Our enemy had again
meticulously planned the operation and conducted extensive
reconnaissance of its targets before its destructive attacks. Many
agencies in our government had indications of an attack, but again,
there was no single agency that analyzed all available intelligence
to provide us a warning. As word of the attack spread, people
refused to accept that the impossible was happening, and again our
enemy delivered an overwhelming attack. As our nation prosecutes
the global war on terrorism, it is imperative that we in the
profession of arms study those events in which our homeland has
been successfully and directly attacked in the past. While
attacking our enemies around the world, we must first ensure that
our homeland remains completely protected and safe. Not only should
we study the tactics, techniques, and procedures of recent
operations, but we also need to study history-events where we
analyze the actions of both attacked and defender so we are better
prepared to handle similar situations that may arise in the future.
We should study what mistakes we made and what things we did well
as well as the enemy's successes and failures. We must do all of
this to increase our ability to prevent another attack on the
United States. The United States is a nation in which it is easy to
move about and see, even in a time of war, and our homeland is now
a part of the battlespace, a target for our enemies. How do we
prevent an enemy from observing a target when it is not overtly
breaking the law? Our many intelligence agencies provide
outstanding intelligence, but how do we gather all of the
information to synergistically determine our enemies' intentions
and get this information to the commanders who need it? Our job is
to keep America safe, and even when we are in the midst of fighting
a war, it is critical that we take the time to study the past so we
do not make the same mistakes in the future. All dates used in this
book are Hawaiian time (Japan is one day ahead of Hawaii). The
attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on 7 December, which was 8 December
in Japan.
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