At dawn we slept: the untold story of Pearl HarborThis authentic record of the planning and execution of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its impact on American culture tells about Americans as a people and American leadership, thoughts and actions |
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User Review - TheReadingMermaid - LibraryThingHoly cats! This text is such an incredible source of historical information regarding Pearl Harbor. The book is written in an easy-to-follow narrative and all is easy to understand (not too many ... Read full review
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User Review - joeythelemur - LibraryThingAn incredibly detailed and unique look at a defining moment of the 20th century. Never before have WWII buffs had such an insight into the Day of Infamy, particularly in being able to view the lead up ... Read full review
Contents
PRELUDE 1 Cancer of the Pacific | 3 |
On a Moonlight Night or at Dawn | 9 |
Difficult but Not Impossible | 18 |
Copyright | |
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At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor; Revised Edition Gordon W. Prange Limited preview - 1991 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | At dawn we slept: the untold story of Pearl Harbor |
| Authors | Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1981 |
| ISBN | 0070506698, 9780070506695 |
| Length | 873 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Military / United States History / Military / World War II Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 |
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