Countdown to Pearl Harbor : the twelve days to the attack
(Book)

Maps on lining pages.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A fascinating look at the twelve days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the warnings, clues and missteps by a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter. In Washington, DC, in late November 1941, admirals compose the most ominous message in Navy history to warn Hawaii of possible danger, but they write it too vaguely. They think precautions are being taken, but never check to see if they are. A key intelligence officer wants more warnings sent, but he is on the losing end of a bureaucratic battle and can t get the message out. American sleuths have pierced Japan s most vital diplomatic code, and Washington believes it has a window on the enemy s soul but it does not. --,Provided by publisher.

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