The Shadow of Pearl Harbor: Political Controversy over the Surprise Attack, 1941-1946 - Martin V. Melosi - Hardcover - 1st ed

The Japanese surprise attack on U.S. forces in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, came as a tremendous shock to Americans. Accustomed to success and victory in every aspect of life, they found the Pearl Harbor disaster nearly impossible to understand. Thus, almost immediately the search began for a simple explanation why the United States was unprepared and why it should succumb in battle to a foe long considered inferior.Melosi, Martin V. is the author of 'The Shadow of Pearl Harbor: Political Controversy over the Surprise Attack, 1941-1946 - Martin V. Melosi - Hardcover - 1st ed' with ISBN 9780890960318 and ISBN 0890960313.