Infamy: Pearl Harbor And Its Aftermath (Penguin Classic Military History S.) - Softcover

INFAMY is the startling account of one of the greatest cover-ups in American history. Shortly after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor - the 'Day of Infamy' - a hastily convened investigative committee blamed the two commanders of Hawaii's military installations, Admiral Kimmel and General Short, for the unpreparedness that had virtually sacrificed the US Pacific fleet. But this verdict was challenged both inside and outside the American services; these able officers seemed to have become the scapegoats for the real culprits. The author explores many unanswered questions including: why were America's supreme commanders so lackadaisical about relaying vital information to their subordinates?

John Toland has written many books, of which the best known are THE LAST 100 DAYS (the last days of the Third Reich), THE RISING SUN: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE, 1936-45 (Pulitzer Prize, 1971) which will be published in Penguin Classic Military History in August 2001, ADOLF HITLER and NO MAN'S LAND: THE STORY OF 1918.