Reassessing Pearl Harbor : scapegoats, a false hero and the myth of surprise attack /
Johns, James, 1934-
Reassessing Pearl Harbor : scapegoats, a false hero and the myth of surprise attack / James Johns. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.
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?"--
9781476628332
Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968.
Short, Walter Campbell, 1880-1949.
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Electronic Books.
D767 / .R437 2017
Reassessing Pearl Harbor : scapegoats, a false hero and the myth of surprise attack / James Johns. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.
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?"--
9781476628332
Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968.
Short, Walter Campbell, 1880-1949.
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Electronic Books.
D767 / .R437 2017