This Is Pearl - The United States and Japan--1941 (Hardcover, New ed of 1947 ed)

The Road To War, years ago, placed Walter Millis in front ranks as a commentator. This aims to tell the story of Pearl Harbor and the march of events leading up to it-which might seem of questionable sales value today, with resistance what it is to war books. But if anyone could revivify that period, could draw from the masses of evidence presented before the Congressional Joint Committee the record of what happened, and why that one is Walter Millis. He does not place sole blame anywhere- though he feels that General Short and Admiral Kimmel cannot escape responsibility (and indicates that there are others who should share it, notably MacArthur, for his delaying tactics). There is some news value, for those who did not follow the record closely, in the pattern of events, the breaking of codes, the dispatching of instructions- well before the fatal date. It is a painful recapitulation of the heartbreaking effort to waken the people, to prepare- of the inadequacies of cooperation between branches of the Service- of jealousies and pettiness- of underestimating the Japs and overestimating our own strength- of hesitancy in engaging the United States in a firm alliance. The whole is done in lively style, biting, dramatic, completely readable-even to the "twice told tales". (Kirkus Reviews)

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1971
First published:	July 1971
Authors:	Walter Millis
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
Edition:	New ed of 1947 ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8371-5795-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-8371-5795-1
Barcode:	9780837157955

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