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Reassessing Pearl Harbor : scapegoats, a false hero and the myth of surprise attack / James Johns.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476628332
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • D767 .R437 2017
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Contents:
Japan's targets -- The world stage -- Change of command -- Lend-lease and its delivery -- Spy warnings -- Negotiations -- Final warnings -- Air raid Pearl Harbor, this is no drill -- Aftermath and investigations.
Subject: "Following Pearl Harbor, commanders in the Pacific and Hawaii were accused of dereliction of duty and relieved of command. Hours following, the Philippines commander suffering a similar defeat, was awarded the Medal of Honor. This re-examines Pearl Harbor to answer the questions: were these convenient scapegoats; and was the attack the surprise Americans were led to believe?"--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction D767.92 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn974040588

Includes bibliographies and index.

Dereliction of duty -- Japan's targets -- The world stage -- Change of command -- Lend-lease and its delivery -- Spy warnings -- Negotiations -- Final warnings -- Air raid Pearl Harbor, this is no drill -- Aftermath and investigations.

"Following Pearl Harbor, commanders in the Pacific and Hawaii were accused of dereliction of duty and relieved of command. Hours following, the Philippines commander suffering a similar defeat, was awarded the Medal of Honor. This re-examines Pearl Harbor to answer the questions: were these convenient scapegoats; and was the attack the surprise Americans were led to believe?"--

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