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Summary: Account of Infamous Deceit
Comment: 67 years ago today the United States suffered a surprise attack by the Japanese. Or was it a surprise?
Decorated sailor Robert A. Stinnett chronicles the events leading up to December 7, 1941, exploring American provocation of the Japanese.
Naval intelligence was constantly working to break Japanese codes of radio communications.
Stinnett relies on documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act to investigate and confirm his assertions that Naval intelligence was quite aware of the looming attack on Pearl Harbor.
As a fan of FDR I was shocked and a little defensive about the allegations and implications of this book but my philosophy is to allow truth to be my guide.
The attack enraged the isolationist American public and changed popular opinion from casual observers to leaders in the war efforts.
The comparisons to the 911 attacks are obvious. See my review of "A New Pearl Harbor."
"Day of Deceit" is an extremely important account of this period in American history. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: AN AMERICAN TRADGEDY-FROM WITHIN(the day ole glory cried
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A very powerful expose at the top of our nation,and the the man who would
eclipse benedict arnold(in my opinion)as the greatest traitor in American history. "FRANKLIN D.ROOSEVELT. Ask the 'SOULS OF 3,OOO AMERICAN
SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. AN ACT THAT WILL LIVE IN"INFAMY". very well written. Eric S-New Orleans

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Summary: The Truth Hurts
Comment: Negative reactions to this book here reiterate the enormous capacity that Americans share for abject denial.

Human behavior is as simple and uncomplicated as it could be. People have left reviews here who have not read this book, so horrified are they that they may be forced to accept that this country is not, and hasn't been since 1776, the Disneyland Main St. USA that they so cherish.

It's a nasty world, and we're right at the center of it.

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Summary: A pretext for war; Pearl Harbor
Comment: Why would the US government need to keep military documents from Congress and the American people if `they' had nothing to hide from us? Mr. Stinnett provides these military documents to support his conclusion.
This book examines:
"1 - The US Navy's eight point Overt Act of War strategy adopted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that lured Japan to attack Pearl Harbor.
2 - The 1941 Japanese naval radio intercepts.
3 - Presidential and U.S. Army and Naval dispatches ordering American Pacific commanders to stand aside and let Japan commit the first overt act of war.
4 - Discover six years of Pearl Harbor hoaxes intended to deceive the American public and congress.
Follow the Japanese naval spy who was allowed carte blanche to spy on and prepare bomb plots of Pearl Harbor."

The McCollum Memo alone provides evidence that this was no surprise attack; well no surprise to the higher levels of the US government and military.

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Summary: wouldn't it be nice
Comment: Interesting book, and worth getting if you want another side of the Pearl Harbor story. I am a big FDR fan, so it is hard for me to consider that he wanted this disaster to happen to get us involved. I do think there is more of a chance that Churchill knew in time to alert us. However, he knew it would be a benefit in the longrun as England needed our help. As for FDR and the USA - the writing was on the wall, and FDR (and others should have seen it) However, one thing we usually forget. The US does not make policy for Japan. Japan had trained very hard for this mission. They should be given credit where it is due. They caught us with our paints down, and they out smarted us, and they had been forced in a corner, because they knew in the end they would be the ones that would pay. Sorry didn't meant to preach, but the book brings up points in which I find in conflict with my views. But a good book can do that. I do suggest to read both sides of the story though, before making your final decision. I'd buy this book but also get another to balance.

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