Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack

by Steve Twomey

Book Overview

A Smithsonian Top History Book of 2016 A 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476776466
• ISBN13: 9781476776460
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Pearl Harbor Mystery

Excellent book about Pearl Harbor .