And I Was There : Breaking the Secrets - Pearl Harbor and Midway

Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

ISBN 10: 1568523475 / ISBN 13: 9781568523477

Published by Konecky & Konecky, 2001

About this Item

Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket has minor smudging and edgewear. Boards have notable bumping. Binding is sound. Page edges have additional smudging. Text and images are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: And I Was There : Breaking the Secrets - Pearl Harbor and Midway
• Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568523475
• ISBN 13: 9781568523477
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 2.48 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? How did they inflict the greatest military defeat in American history? What went wrong? "And I Was There" is the first book by a top-ranking American navy officer to answer these questions. Admiral Layton scrupulously kept these secrets to himself until the recent declassification of a half million documents from U.S. military archives. Only then did Layton believe he was free to tell his story. He names those who knew about Japanese intentions, how they acquired their knowledge and how they misused it. He speaks with unique authority. He was the Pacific Fleet's intelligence officer prior to Pearl Harbor, and he continued to serve in the same capacity for Admiral Nimitz throughout the war. As Layton says: he was there.

About the Author

Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton was, from December 7, 1941 until the surrender of Japan, the staff officer who bore responsibility for keeping the Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet informed about Japan's strategic objectives, capabilities and intended operations.