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| Title | : | Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack |
| Author | : | Steve Twomey |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 2016 by Simon Schuster |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. War. World War II. Military Fiction. Military. Military History |
Steve Twomey
Hardcover | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 4.27 | 515 Users | 88 Reviews
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A Smithsonian Top History Book of 2016A Japan Times Best Book About Japan of 2016
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.
In a small office at Pearl Harbor, overlooking the battleships at the heart of America’s seafaring power, the Commander of the Pacific Fleet tries to figure out how much danger he really faces. His intelligence unit has lost track of Japan’s biggest aircraft carriers, but assumes they are resting in a port far away. The admiral thinks Pearl is too shallow for torpedoes, so he never puts up a barrier. As he frets, a Japanese spy is counting the warships in the harbor and reporting to Tokyo.
There were false assumptions, and racist ones: The Japanese aren’t very good aviators and they don’t have the nerve or the skill to attempt a strike so far from their home. There were misunderstandings, conflicting desires, painful choices. And there was a naval officer who, on his very first mission as captain of his very first ship, did exactly the right thing. His warning could have averted disaster, but his superiors reacted too leisurely. Japanese planes arrived moments later.
Twomey’s telescoping of the twelve days leading to the attack unravels the crucial characters and moments, and produces an edge-of-your seat drama with fascinating details about America at this moment in its history. By the end, the reader understands how assumption is the root of disaster, and how sometimes a gamble pays off.
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| ISBN: | 1476776466 (ISBN13: 9781476776460) |
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Ratings: 4.27 From 515 Users | 88 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack
Seventy -five years ago most of the world powers were at war. One - The United States was gearing up for war. Could the US have avoided what appeared to be the inevitable? Could Japan have been convinced to change her course? Was the military to blame? The politicians? The statesmen?Steve Twomey explores those questions and leads the reader to form opinions of the answers in his book Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack. Along the way, he introduces the people who wereThis is the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. I decided to read a few new books that just came out about Pearl Harbor. I started with Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack. By Steve Twomey. I was surprised at the number of books about Pearl Harbor published this year. I did notice that most of them are what are called popular histories, i.e., written by non-historians. Twomey won the Pulitzer Prize as a journalist. Twomey opens the book with Admiral Husband E. Kimmel assuming
Heavy on primary source first person accounts and they are woven together into a compelling narrative that details the intelligence and communication lapses that allowed the Japanese to make their stunning surprise strike. Admiral Kimmel wouldn't take the fall for the failure to adequately repel the attack but there was plenty of blame to go around. Even with the style of documentation it does not disrupt the reading pace and the account shifts between analysis, biographical sketches and
I found this book to have some very interesting information about not only the 12 days before the attack but also going back to a year before, and what Pearl was like. It was not the home of the Pacific Fleet, and that when they did move the Fleet from California to Hawaii Kimmel was not the commander. That commander got replaced by Kimmel less than a year before because he was critical of Washington moving the Fleet, but lacking the resources it needed for sustaining a viable force. Everything
Riveting account of the build-up to Pearl Harbor. I was struck with how poor communication can lead to tragic consequences. Excellent writing. I'll read it again some day.
3-1/2 stars.Since next month is the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, you might reasonably expect some new books on the topic. You also have to ask, after Gordon Prange`s magisterial At Dawn We Slept, what new light can this writer shed on Pearl Harbor?There is nothing new or startling in this book, but there is nuance. The main thing I took away from this book was the peculiar position that intelligence held at the time of Pearl Harbor. American cryptologists had broken the main
This book was an interesting read, with a slow start but an amazing ending, I thoroughly enjoyed this text. At first, I thought it would be like any other nonfiction book with just a lot of facts stuffed into it, but then I kept reading and saw that it included quotes and statements from real people. It really felt like a regular story, which made it all the more fun to read. When you read this book, you can tell that Twomey used extensive research while making this book. It would seem hard
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