Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy - Ludwig von Mises ...

Contents
Editor’s Preface, Bettina Bien Greaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Author’s Preface, Percy L. Greaves, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Foreword, John Chamberlain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
PART I: THE SEEDS OF INFAMY
1 U.S. International Policy (1933–1940). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2 Foreign Relations in an Election Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3 U.S. Ties to Britain Strengthened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4 U.S. Military Plans and Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5 Talk of Ultimatums and Deadlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
6 Modus Vivendi—Yes? No!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
7 Japanese Action Appears Imminent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
8 Th e Countdown Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
9 Tensions Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
10 Signifi cant Information Known in Washington . . . . . . . 221
11 Further Indications of Impending Japanese Action . . . . . 239
12 December 6, Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
13 December 6, Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
14 Th e Morning of the Fateful Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
15 Air Raid, Pearl Harbor! Th is is No Drill!. . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
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