Random House, NY, 1967. VG/VG. Small tears & slight creasing to dust jacket, which is in a mylar protector. 2nd Printing. Notes, index, 439 pages. "Was there a conspiracy in the White House to maneuver the Japanese into the war? Were the commanders in Hawaii derelict in their duty when they failed to anticipate the raid on Pearl Harbor? Exactly how much did the U.S. know about Japanese intentions on the eve of Pearl Harbor? Six major investigations, including a marathon congressional inquest, failed to find conclusive answers to these questions. Climaxed by an almost hour-by-hour reconstruction of our last days of peace, THE BROKEN SEAL not only presents definitive answers but abounds in astounding revelations, including: How the U.S. Navy broke two of the Japanese navy's highest security codes as early as 1926, only to 'lose' both on the eve of the Pearl Harbor attack; Why the U.S. Navy refused to share the secret of its own code-breaking activities with the U.S. Army; How the Japanese gained invaluable information about American strategy and strength from a member of President Roosevelt's own Cabinet; How the treachery of two highly trusted American cryptologists enabled the Japanese to learn that the United States was cracking their codes; And how decoded messages which actually pinpointed Pearl Harbor as the target for attack were neglected until was too late. THE BROKEN SEAL is one of those rare books which are as dramatically exciting as they are authoritative. Much in this significant story has never been told before ~ and much of it, too, has been misunderstood. Here for the first time is the whole secret history of Japanese and American code-breaking operations between 1921 and 1941 ~ the fascinating progression of clandestine events which culminated tragically at Pearl Harbor.
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