About the Author

Gordon W. Prange (1910–1980) was a professor of history at the University of Maryland and a World War II veteran. He served as the chief historian on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff during the postwar military occupation of Japan. His 1963 Reader’s Digest article “Tora! Tora! Tora!” was later expanded into the acclaimed book At Dawn We Slept. After Prange’s death, his colleagues Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon completed several of his manuscripts, including At Dawn We Slept. Other works that Goldstein and Dillon finished include Miracle at Midway; Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History; December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor; and Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring.

Donald M. Goldstein (1931–2017) was a retired United States Air Force officer; professor emeritus of public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for thirty-five years; a winner of two Peabody Awards; and author of many books. He also taught at the Air Force Academy, the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the University of Tampa, and Troy State University. He was considered the leading authority on the Pearl Harbor attack.

Katherine V. Dillon (1916–2005) was a chief warrant officer, United States Air Force (retired), and longtime collaborator with Gordon W. Prange and Donald M. Goldstein on their work. She served during World War II and the Korean War.

Reviews

“This excellent book confirms that the story behind the attack on Pearl Harbor . . . can match a good detective yarn for suspense and complexity. . . . The authors of Pearl Harbor are first-rank historical gumshoes.” —Chicago Tribune

“Vast, precise, and satisfying.” —Houston Chronicle

“History of the very best kind: thorough, judicious, and restrained.” —The Examiner (San Francisco)

“Logically organized and clearly presented . . . a useful introduction and guide to the major arguments and areas of controversy.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A more important clue to explaining the Pearl Harbor disaster than even the most intriguing revelations about code breaking or espionage.” —The Washington Post Book World

“Mr Prange has been called the ‘dean of Pearl Harbor historians.’ The accolade—with appropriate credit to his associates—is deserved.” —The Wall Street Journal

“A superb work of history, with clear and thoughtful insights into America’s greatest military disaster.” —Albuquerque Journal Magazine

“By all odds the last word on the subject.” —The Courier-Journal (Louisville)

“A superb sequel to At Dawn We Slept.” —Publishers Weekly