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"And I was there"

  • John Costello,
  • Roger Pineau,
  • Edwin T. Layton,
  • Layton, Edwin T.

5.00

4 ratings

The late Admiral Layton, who was the fleet intelligence officer for Admiral Nimitz through out World War II, describes the breakdown in the intelligence process prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and shares his experiences witnessing feuding among high-level naval officers in Washington that contributed to Japan's successful attack.

Genres

  • Admirals
  • American Personal narratives
  • Biography
  • Midway, Battle of, 1942
  • Officers
  • Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • United States
  • United States. Navy
  • Sailors
  • Layton, Edwin T.,
  • Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack
  • General
  • Personal narratives, American
  • History - Military / War
  • Military - General
  • Biography/Autobiography
  • Layton, Edwin T
  • 1903-
  • World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, pacific ocean
  • World War, 1939-1945
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About the authors

  • John Costello

    5.00

    4 ratings · 51 works

  • Roger Pineau

    born 1916

    4.80

    5 ratings · 5 works

  • Edwin T. Layton

    5.00

    4 ratings · 4 works

  • Layton, Edwin T.

    born 1903

    5.00

    4 ratings · 2 works

Editions

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    William Morrow and Company

    1985

  • Edition cover

    William Morrow and Company

    1985

  • Edition cover

    William Morrow and Company

    1985

  • Edition cover

    1st Quill ed.

    W. Morrow

    1985

Edition cover

1st Bluejacket books ed., 2006.

Naval Institute Press, Naval Inst Pr, Brand: US Naval Institute Press

2006

  • Edition cover

    1st ed.

    W. Morrow

    1985

  • Edition cover

    William Morrow & Co

    January 1987

  • Edition cover

    Konecky & Konecky

    1985