Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on 60th Anniversary Edition Of "At Dawn We Slept The Untold Story Of Pearl Harbor" - Review. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
8 pages in length. Improving upon what many believe could not be enhanced, the sixtieth anniversary edition of Gordon William Prange's At Dawn We Slept : The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor incorporates the contributions of Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon as a means by which to assemble an even greater account of what happened at Pearl Harbor minus the politically skewed perspective and Hollywood spin typically associated with the 'truth.' No additional sources cited.
Page Count:
8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: LM1_TLCAtDawn.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor incorporates the contributions of Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon as a means by which to assemble an even greater account of
what happened at Pearl Harbor minus the politically skewed perspective and Hollywood spin typically associated with the truth. In short, this new literary version "reconstructs the Japanese attack, from
its conception to its lightning execution; and it reveals the true reason for the American debacle: the insurmountable disbelief in the Japanese threat that kept America from heeding advance warning
and caused leaders to ignore evidence submitted by (their) own intelligence sources" (Prange et al, 2001). The sanitization of historical events is something students of academia and the general public
alike have come to accept as being sufficient representation, never truly knowing the significant - and life-changing - facts that historians have a tendency to omit. The magnitude of
At Dawn We Slept is its straightforward ability to cut through all the unfounded hype - and even more importantly the critical information completely left out - so recollection of
this day in infamy is as accurate and emotive as reality will allow. "Throughout the early years of Japans emergence, the United States cheered on the Japanese, whom they
regarded in a measure as their prot?g?s. But in time it became apparent that the plucky Little Japs were not only brave and clever but dangerous and a bit
on the devious side" (Prange et al, 2001, p. 4). One of the most insightful points Prange et al (2001) capitalize upon is how FDR all but incited the
Japanese to bomb Pearl Harbor. He may have followed behind Hoover in the presidential position and promised to clean up the political, economic and social disarray Hoover had left
...