![]() ![]() “An unparalleled historical achievement . . . the account reads with the intensity of a suspense novel.” “It is, without question, the finest, fullest, most authoritative objective account yet published of the attack and the events leading to it as seen from both the American and Japanese sides.” “An exciting and important book filled with irony, human interest, and surprise . . . the most complete and fascinating of all the Pearl Harbor accounts” ![]() “It will be the single, essential work on the subject from now on.” “ Prange’s exhaustive interviews of people on both sides enable him to tell the story in such personal terms that the reader is bound to feel its power. . . . It is impossible to forget such an account.” “Fast-paced and engrossing . . . if any book can be called ‘definitive,’ At Dawn We Slept deserves the accolade.” ![]() He taught history at the University of Maryland from 1937 until his death. He was chief of General Douglas McArthur's G-2 Historical Section and director of the Military History Section. Prange (1910-1980) served during World War II as an officer in the naval reserve and, during the occupation of Japan, served in the General Headquarters as a civilian. ![]()
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