The Pearl Harbor Myth: Rethinking the Unthinkable

by George Victor

Did U.S. intelligence know of Japan's coming attack on Pearl Harbor? Did President Roosevelt know? If so, why did he withhold warnings from the commanders in Hawaii? The answers are embedded in the cogent analysis of The Pearl Harbor Myth . Based on voluminous data that does not appear in other books on the topic, it discusses in detail Roosevelt's developing strategy-both military and diplomatic-and his secret alliances to save the world from Hitler. It contains a wealth of fresh material on secret diplomacy; on secret military strategy, planning, and intelligence; and on disguised combat operations that began six months before the Pearl Harbor attack.

Genres: History, World War II, Nonfiction

370 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2006

Reviews

[Comaskeyk001 · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK I've got a conspiracy theory obession about FDR and Pearl Harbor and his horrible method of getting us into WWII. The writing is uninspired but has lots of facts.

[C. G. Telcontar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wider ranging than I had thought, and not devoted to single mindedly to the intelligence aspect of the attack but rather to the wider issue of the European war, this is a valuable addition to the Pearl Harbor literature. It does, however, inflict further damage on Prange's contention that the attack was never predicted, never expected, and carried out in total secrecy. It is another nail in that historian's reputational coffin.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only ok.