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Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History

Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History

Gordon Prange

In this incomparable volume, Pearl Harbor experts Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, and Katherine V. Dillon tackle dozens of thorny issues in an attempt to determine who was at fault for one of the most shocking military disasters in ...
Miracle at Midway

Miracle at Midway

Gordon Prange

The inside story of the historic battle that turned the tide in the war for the Pacific Six months after Pearl Harbor, the seemingly invincible Imperial Japanese Navy prepared a decisive blow against the United States.
At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

Gordon William Prange

Records the planning and execution of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and looks at what it reveals about American leadership
December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor

Gordon Prange

Built around eyewitness accounts, this book provides an unprecedented glimpse of how it felt to be at Pearl Harbor on the day that would live in infamy.
Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring

Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring

Gordon Prange

The first definitive account of one of the most remarkable espionage sagas of World War II, Target Tokyo is a tightly wound portrayal of a man who risked his life for his country, hiding in plain sight.
Pearl Harbor: Failure of Intelligence?

Pearl Harbor: Failure of Intelligence?

Lt.-Col. Robert F. Piacine

{99} Gordon Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, At Dawn We Slept (New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1991), 461-463, 410. {100}Additional information is available for interested readers in the United States Senate and House of ...
Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack

Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack

Steve Twomey

“There have not been many generals”: Japanese Times and Advertiser, November 28, 1941, papers of Gordon Prange, series V, box 52, folder 19, Japanese Press Translated, November 1941, Hornbake Library, University of Maryland.
Surprise Attack: From Pearl Harbor to 9/11 to Benghazi

Surprise Attack: From Pearl Harbor to 9/11 to Benghazi

Larry Hancock

Qtd. in Gordon Prange, At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor ( New York: McGrawHill, 1981), 45. 2. John Prados, Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in WWII ( New ...
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1954: July-December

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GORDON, CHARLOTTE ANN. ... GORDON, MELVIN J., N. G. STONE AND S. Z. GORDON d.b.a. MANCHESTER HOSIERY MILLS. ... 182 p. © Sarah Gordon; 25Dec 55; A15060l. GORDON, SHERMAN M. Hypnotising for entertainment. 20 l.
Hitler Attacks Pearl Harbor: Why the United States Declared ...

Hitler Attacks Pearl Harbor: Why the United States Declared ...

Richard F. Hill

Thurston Clarke, Pearl Harbor Ghosts: A Journey to Hawaii, Then and Now (New York: William Morrow, 1991), p. 226; New York World-Telegram, December 10, 1941, p. 10; San Francisco Examiner, December 10, 1941, p. 9; Gordon Prange,  ...
Library of Congress Name Headings with References

Library of Congress Name Headings with References

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... x Ghūrdīn Bāshā (006) ONC MC NUCNE NPP retro DLC n 50-35236 Gordon, Chinese see Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885. Gordon, D. J. al sce also Gordon, Donald James. Gordon, D. J. (Donald James) Sce Gordon, Donald James.
Gordon: The Sudan and Slavery

Gordon: The Sudan and Slavery

Pierre Crabitès

1 Events in the Life of Charles George Gordon from its Beginning to its End, by Henry William Gordon; London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1886, p. 103. 2 Ibid., p. 103. 1 Letters of General Gordon to his Sister, M. A. Gordon; London, Macmillan ...
Charles George Gordon

Charles George Gordon

Lt.-General Sir William F. Butler

Major-General Charles George Gordon, was known under many titles, Gordon Pasha, Chinese Gordon and Gordon of Khartoum; all of which stem from his long and distinguished service around the world in the British Army.
Nationalism and Imperialism in South and Southeast Asia: ...

Nationalism and Imperialism in South and Southeast Asia: ...

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The authority for this period of Gordon's life is Henry William Gordon, Events in the Life of Charles George Gordon, pp. 145-237. 69. See Gordon to Ripon, 5 and 6 June 1880, BL Add. MSS 43626, ff. 103-106b; Gordon to Ripon, 20 August ...
Letters of General C. G. Gordon, to His Sister, M. A. Gordon

Letters of General C. G. Gordon, to His Sister, M. A. Gordon

C. G. Gordon

Letters Of General C. G. Gordon, To His Sister, M. A. Gordon. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
Phil Gordon's Poker Box Set: Phil Gordon's Little Black ...

Phil Gordon's Poker Box Set: Phil Gordon's Little Black ...

Phil Gordon

In three books, Phil Gordon will teach you how to handle any hand that may come your way in No Limit Texas Hold'em.
Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course

Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course

Gordon Ramsay

" GORDON RAMSAY Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course is about giving home cooks the desire, confidence and inspiration to hit the stoves and get cooking, with over 120 modern, simple and accessible recipes.
Jeff Gordon: Racing's Brightest Star

Jeff Gordon: Racing's Brightest Star

Marty Gitlin

Jeff Gordon with Steve Eubanks, Jeff Gordon: Racing Back to the Front, My Memoir, New York: Atria Books, 2003, p. 112. 2. Larry Woody, From choir boy to playboy: Footloose and fancy-free, Jeff Gordon eschewing his squeaky-clean image ...
Conversations with Mary Gordon

Conversations with Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Her many interviewers know her as a wonderful, gregarious, passionate, and articulate interviewee. This is surprising, considering that Gordon once insisted during an interview that "interviews are absolutely my idea of hell.
Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No ...

Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No ...

Phil Gordon

—HOWARD LEDERER AND ANNIE DUKE "Phil Gordon is one of pokers premier players and has few peers as a teacher of No ... —JAMES WOODS "Phil Gordon and his Little Green Book made the difference between me losing money and ...
General Gordon, the hero of China and the Soudan

General Gordon, the hero of China and the Soudan

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... the young artillery officer, Henry William Gordon, was near Blackheath, and in that pleasant place laid successful siege to the heart of Elizabeth Enderby, the daughter of a wealthy merchant and shipowner residing there. She, like Gordon ...
Irish Famine Immigrants in the State of Vermont: Gravestone ...

Irish Famine Immigrants in the State of Vermont: Gravestone ...

Ronald Chase Murphy

Michael MURPHY Bridget MURPHY Patrick DALEY Catherine DAILY Oliver GORDON Kate GORDON Oliver GORDON Lydia FULLER Gordon James MULLEN Virginia MONAG Mullen William STANTON Katherine CUSACK Stanton Elizabeth ...
The Velvet Philosophers

The Velvet Philosophers

Barbara Day

26 H.Gordon Skilling, 1 1th July 1984, op.cit. 27 Letter from Gordon(H.Gordon Skilling) to David (Stark), 15th January 1985. (JHECF/JS) 28 Discussions were reopened in 1998 as to how this sum - between $700- $800 - should be used.
Theodore Gordon on Trout: Talks and Tales from a Great ...

Theodore Gordon on Trout: Talks and Tales from a Great ...

Theodore Gordon

"History and Mr. Gordon." The American Fly Fisher 2&, no. 1 (Winter 2002):2-11. Ed Van Put. The Beaverkill: The History of a River and Its People. New York: Lyons & Burford, Publishers, 1996. Gordon Wickstrom. "The Presence of Theodore ...
Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape: 100 of my favourite Indian recipes

Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape: 100 of my favourite Indian recipes

Gordon Ramsay

In his Channel 4 series TV chef Gordon Ramsay embarks on a culinary journey around India, discovering the breadth and depth of cooking of the country.
Nymphs, Stoneflies, Caddisflies, and Other Important ...

Nymphs, Stoneflies, Caddisflies, and Other Important ...

Ernest Schwiebert

is the natural fly that Theodore Gordon copied, when he designed his famous Quill Gordon, he is perfectly satisfied a ... until they are graced by the -Gordon Wickstrom, Late in an Angler's Life (1999 and 2004) Tails: Medium barred lemon  ...
Brand NFL: Making and Selling America's Favorite Sport

Brand NFL: Making and Selling America's Favorite Sport

Michael Oriard

Gordon Forbes, “Eagle Vets Prepare to Greet Rookies with Pickets,” PI, july 9, 1974; Gordon Forbes, "Players Misguided, Eagles Owner Says,” PI, july 13, 1974; Gordon Forbes, “Picketing 'No Fun' for Veteran Eagles,” PI, july 14, 1974; Gordon  ...
The Stories of Mary Gordon

The Stories of Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

The stories of Mary Gordon return us to the pleasure of this writer's craft and to her monumental talent as an observer of character and of the ever-fading American Dream.
Good Boys and Dead Girls: And Other Essays

Good Boys and Dead Girls: And Other Essays

Mary Gordon

A collection of dazzling and thought-provoking essays from lauded author Mary Gordon Much acclaimed for her novels, Mary Gordon is also a brilliant and wide-ranging essayist.

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