Synopses & Reviews
In Day of Deceit, Robert Stinnett delivers the definitive final chapter on America's greatest secret and our worst military disaster. Drawing on twenty years of research and access to scores of previously classified documents, Stinnett proves that Pearl Harbor was not an accident, a mere failure of American intelligence, or a brilliant Japanese military coup. By showing that ample warning of the attack was on FDR's desk and, furthermore, that a plan to push Japan into war was initiated at the highest levels of the U.S. government, he ends up profoundly altering our understanding of one of the most significant events in American history.
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"Perhaps the most revelatory document of our time." Tom Roeser, Chicago Sun-Times
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"It is difficult, after reading this copiously documented book, not to wonder about previously unchallenged assumptions about Pearl Harbor." Richard Bernstein, The New York Times Book Review
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"A fascinating and readable book that is exceptionally well presented." The Wall Street Journal
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Bruce Bartlett The Wall Street Journal Fascinating and readable....Exceptionally well-presented.
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Richard Bernstein The New York Times It is difficult, after reading this copiously documented book, not to wonder about previously unchallenged assumptions about Pearl Harbor.
Synopsis
In
Day of Deceit, Robert Stinnett delivers the definitive final chapter on America's greatest secret and our worst military disaster.
Drawing on twenty years of research and access to scores of previously classified documents, Stinnett proves that Pearl Harbor was not an accident, a mere failure of American intelligence, or a brilliant Japanese military coup. By showing that ample warning of the attack was on FDR's desk and, furthermore, that a plan to push Japan into war was initiated at the highest levels of the U.S. government, he ends up profoundly altering our understanding of one of the most significant events in American history.
Synopsis
This controversial book, now in paperback, brings to light devastating evidence that FDR knew of the Japanese plans to attack Pearl Harbor. Includes a new Afterword by the author.
About the Author
Robert Stinnett served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946, where he earned ten battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. He is the author of George Bush: His World War II Years. Before devoting himself to writing Day of Deceit, he was a photographer and journalist for the Oakland Tribune. He is a consultant on the Pacific War for the BBC, Asahi Television, and NHK Television in Japan. He lives in Oakland, California.
Table of Contents
ContentsPrincipal Characters
Preface
1 The Biggest Story of My Life
2 FDR's Back Door to War
3 The White House Decides
4 We Are Alert for an Attack on Hawaii
5 The Splendid Arrangement
6 The Outside Man
7 All Clear for a Surprise Attack
8 An Unmistakable Pattern
9 Watch the Wide Sea
10 A Night with a Princess
11 War May Come Quicker Than Anyone Dreams
12 The Japs Are Blasting Away on the Frequencies
13 A Pretty Cheap Price
14 This Means War
15 The Escape Was North
Epilogue: Destroy Anything in WritingAppendices
A. McCollum's Action Proposal
B. Research for Day of Deceit
C. A Series of War Warnings Issued by the US Government
D. Selected Intelligence Documents, 1940-41
E. Thirty-six Americans Cleared to Read the Japanese Diplomatic and Military Intercepts in 1941
Notes
Index