Gordon W Prange
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 ....See more
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 is 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 has 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 is considered the leading authority on the Pearl Harbor attack. He lives in the Villages, Florida. 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. See less
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Gordon W Prange book reviews
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Miracle at Midway
by Azri, Mar 18, 2011
Although containing less details than Parshall & Tully (sometimes this is actually better) it is a good addition to that one, as well as to Lord and Fuchida&Okumiya Read More
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At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
by Azri, Mar 18, 2011
Not much to add to previous reviews. Gives good military and political overview without becoming too burdensome. Excellent. Read More
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December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
I am impartial
by kajogor, May 7, 2009
I can't review this book impartially as I
am part of it.
The wonderful part of this book as it is
written from the ordinary veterans point of view
as to what he has seen and how it
effected ... Read More