{"product_id":"diplomats-admirals-from-failed-negotiations-and-tragic-misjudgments-to-powerful-leaders-and-heroic-deeds-the-untold-story-of-the-pacific-9798986562605","title":"Diplomats \u0026 Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on now-declassified original documents, \u003cem\u003eDiplomats \u0026amp; Admirals\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the inside story of one fateful year, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the hidden agendas of powerful civilian and military leaders pushed the two nations toward war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe miscommunications, misjudgments, and blunders that doomed efforts at peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina's role in the US ultimatum that triggered the attack on Pearl Harbor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the carrier-to-carrier showdown at Coral Sea proved a fatal mistake for Japan \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow courageous US navy pilots snatched victory from defeat at the Battle of Midway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe defining events of WWII could have ended very differently. Combining perspectives from both military and civilian leaders, \u003cem\u003e Diplomats \u0026amp; Admirals\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers new insights into the Pacific naval battles that shaped the world-and the men behind them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenkins, Dale A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dale Jenkins has had a lifelong interest in the Navy and international affairs. He is a former US Navy officer who served on a destroyer in the Pacific and for a time was home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. Pacific Fleet commitments took him to the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore. While on active duty, he was awarded the Navy\/Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. His business career was primarily in international banking, and he was also a staff director at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Dale currently serves on the Samuel Eliot Morison Committee of the Naval Order of the United Sates, New York, and as a Regional Director of the Naval War College Foundation. As a result of his active-duty experience and new revelations, Dale provides insight into the diplomacy and strategies of the Pacific region. He has degrees in history and business from Harvard and Columbia.","brand":"Aubrey Publishing Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346290999570,"sku":"9798986562605","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7eb98b5-ebf7-413b-bd2b-0da3acb63d16.jpg?v=1749039054","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/diplomats-admirals-from-failed-negotiations-and-tragic-misjudgments-to-powerful-leaders-and-heroic-deeds-the-untold-story-of-the-pacific-9798986562605","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}