Diplomats & Admirals

<p><strong>WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It's November 1941. Japan and the US are teetering on a knife-edge as leaders on both sides of the Pacific strive to prevent war between them. But failed diplomacy foiled negotiations and possible duplicity in the Roosevelt administration thwart their attempts. </p><p> </p><p>Drawing on now-declassified original documents <em>Diplomats & Admirals</em> reveals the inside story of one fateful year including:</p><p> </p><p>·        How the hidden agendas of powerful civilian and military leaders pushed the two nations toward war</p><p>·        The miscommunications misjudgments and blunders that doomed efforts at peace</p><p>·        China's role in the US ultimatum that triggered the attack on Pearl Harbor </p><p>·        Why the carrier-to-carrier showdown at Coral Sea proved a fatal mistake for Japan </p><p>·        How courageous US navy pilots snatched victory from defeat at the Battle of Midway</p><p><br></p><p>The defining events of WWII could have ended very differently. Combining perspectives from both military and civilian leaders<em> Diplomats & Admirals</em> uncovers new insights into the Pacific naval battles that shaped the world-and the men behind them. </p>