![]() Not only was that fearful December 7 an ignomious defeat for the U.S., it marked a watershed in the relations between Japan and America. Dillon Format: Paperback Vendor: Penguin Random House Publication Date: 1991 Dimensions: 9.22 X 6.13 X 1. This book tells us about ourselves as a people, our political and military leaders, and the way they thought and acted. Title: At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor By: Gordon W. It remains a living symbol of America's lack of alertness, and its gross underestimation of a potential enemy. It shattered the quiet Sunday morning on Oahu, destroying myths, illusions, cherished ideas, and assumptions, as completely as a tornado levels a Midwestern town. At dawn we slept : the untold story of Pearl Harbor by Prange, Gordon W. ![]() The 1941 attack was a military classic, one of the greatest surprises in the history of warfare. Prange has written the authentic record of how Japan planned and executed the infamous assault. ![]() Now, after thirty-seven years of unparalled research, Professor Gordon W. ![]() Navy - still sleeping in the morning sun at Pearl Harbor - he radioed back to his task force the code words saying that complete surprise had been achieved. As the Japanese commander watched the first planes from the squadrons dive on the ships of the U.S. ![]()
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