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by: Jack Lambert, Jack W. Lambert, Norman Polmar
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5426693
EAN: 9780760317396
ISBN: 0760317399
Label: Zenith Press
Manufacturer: Zenith Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 258
Publication Date: 2003-09
Publisher: Zenith Press
Sales Rank: 762432
Studio: Zenith Press
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When these two [authors] combine their considerable experience, the reader has to pay attention. Naval Aviation NewsIn 1999, by a vote of 52 to 47, the U.S. Senate cleared the names of Admiral Husband Kimmel and Lieutenant General Walter Short of blame for leaving Pearl Harbor vulnerable to attack. According to the declaration, Kimmel and Short had performed their duties 'competently and professionally,' and that America's losses at Pearl were 'not the result of dereliction of duty.' Revisionist historians have been trying for years to portray Short and Kimmel as innocent scapegoats. However, Major General Kenneth Bergquist is among the many witnesses who went to their graves crying 'foul,' but not before telling their stories to historians Jack Lambert and Norman Polmar.This book combines the evidence of never-before-seen photos and documents, Lambert's taped interviews with some of the last surviving witnesses, exhaustive research of all remaining evidence, Polmar's perspective as naval warfare commentator for the History Channel, and Barry Levenson's legal experience trying cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, to finally put the case of the tragic failure of command and dereliction of duty leading up to December 7, 1941, to rest.Senator Strom Thurmond called Kimmel and Short 'the final two victims of Pearl Harbor.' In reality, was the last victim the truth?
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Rating:  - Short, But to The Point -- Turf Wars & Failures Of Kimmel & Short
This is a short, crisp book that can be read in a single sitting outlining the failures in the Hawaiian command structure of the Army and Navy immediately before and during the attack on Pearl Harbor. It does not address the issues of failures in intelligence, communications, and command in Washington. For those see Clausen, "Pearl Harbor Final Judgement" and Victor, "The Pearl Harbor Myth." I do not recommend Prange, "Pearl Harbor, The Final Judgment" due to its many errors in fact and ... Read More
Rating:  - System Failure!
This book is an excellent examination of a system failure that prevented the U.S. military from mounting an effective defense against the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. It is concerned exclusively with failure of the U.S. Air Defense System which had been carefully designed to defend against such an attack.
The air defense system designed for Hawaii was an integrated and modern (at the time). It incorporated such newfangled sub-systems as air warning radars (five ... Read More
Rating: - Fills an important niche about Pearl Harbor
There are countless books about Pearl Harbor, and even a few good ones. Whether this counts as one of the good ones really depends on what you are looking for.
If you are looking for tales of dauntless daring, look elsewhere. If you are looking for dark conspiracies, look elsewhere. Above all, if you are looking to absolve General Short and Admiral Kimmel of responsibility for having failed to defend their commands, certainly look elsewhere.
"Defenseless" really has only ... Read More
Rating:  - Is a certain bias showing?
The ending sentence on the dust jacket has " ... in one final probe into the command failures leading up to 7 Decmeber 1941." As a "final probe" into aspects of Pearl Harbor, this text published in 2003, is far from being even adequate. The partial oath "The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth" is ill-served by the authors.
For example, on page 12 there is an emphatic paragraph which reveals the book's obvious slant - "Roosevelt and Army Chief of Staff General George ... Read More
Rating:  - A Very Basic Book About The Failures of Short & Kimmel
This book attempts to provide some insight into the subject of Admiral Husband Kimmel and General Walter Short and their roles in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although the information presented in the book is good, it is very basic and does not go into much detail. The information included in the book really only amounts to a thumbnail sketch, and the author seems to concentrate his discussion more on the shortcomings of General Short than Admiral Kimmel.
The author bases his arguments ... Read More
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