At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor; Revised Edition (ISBN=9780140157345)

　　At 7:53 a.m., December 7, 1941, America's national consciousness and confidence were rocked as the first wave of Japanese warplanes took aim at the U.S. Naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. As intense and absorbing as a suspense novel, At Dawn We Slept is the unparalleled and exhaustive account of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. It is widely regarded as the definitive assessment of the events surrounding one of the most daring and brilliant naval operations of all time. Through extensive research and interviews with American and Japanese leaders, Gordon W. Prange has written a remarkable historical account of the assault that-sixty years later-America cannot forget.

　　Gordon W. Prange (1910-1980) served during World War II as an officer in the naval reserve and, during the occupation of Japan, served in the General Headquarters as a civilian. He was chief of General Douglas McArthur's G-2 Historical Section and director of the Military History Section. He taught history at the University of Maryland from 1937 until his death.

　　Diligent, thorough, and evenhanded...At Dawn We Slept is the definitive account of Pearl Harbor. -- Chicago Sun-Times

　　Prange's exhaustive interviews of people on both sides enable him to tell the story in such personal terms that the reader is bound to feel its power... -- The New York Times Book Review