"With a detailed, exciting examination of the Japanese plans and battle action, Mark Stille has addressed a considerable gap in the story of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Highly recommended." -- Alan D. Zimm, author of ''Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions'' "Mark Stille continues his yeoman''s work in the field of Pacific War history by bringing his personal experience as a naval intelligence officer to bear on the most enduring and controversial surprise attack of them all-Pearl Harbor." -- Jon Parshall, co-author of ''Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway'' "This is now the definitive history of the Pearl Harbor attack. Comprehensive details are provided, false assumptions corrected, and alternatives suggested. Above all, a persuasive explanation of why the end result was so disastrous for Japan." -- Evan Mawdsley, author of ''The War for the Seas: A Maritime History of World War II'' "With Pearl Harbor: Japan''s Greatest Disaster , Stille has produced a detailed and encyclopedic study of the Japanese mindset in the early part of the 20th century.

Stille has successfully set out to clear out the confusion and mythology that has entrenched itself around the event, producing what will surely be a definitive resource on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. " -- World War II History Magazine "This critical assessment of not only the planning and execution of the Pearl Harbor attack but also of the historiography-even mythology-that grew around the attack in the past 80+ years is Stille''s forte.Stille''s Pearl Harbor is an excellent operational and tactical analysis of the attack with crucial strategic linkages and impacts properly addressed" -- Rockey Mountain Navy er, Stille has produced a detailed and encyclopedic study of the Japanese mindset in the early part of the 20th century.Stille has successfully set out to clear out the confusion and mythology that has entrenched itself around the event, producing what will surely be a definitive resource on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. " -- World War II History Magazine "This critical assessment of not only the planning and execution of the Pearl Harbor attack but also of the historiography-even mythology-that grew around the attack in the past 80+ years is Stille''s forte.Stille''s Pearl Harbor is an excellent operational and tactical analysis of the attack with crucial strategic linkages and impacts properly addressed" -- Rockey Mountain Navy er, Stille has produced a detailed and encyclopedic study of the Japanese mindset in the early part of the 20th century.Stille has successfully set out to clear out the confusion and mythology that has entrenched itself around the event, producing what will surely be a definitive resource on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. " -- World War II History Magazine "This critical assessment of not only the planning and execution of the Pearl Harbor attack but also of the historiography-even mythology-that grew around the attack in the past 80+ years is Stille''s forte.

Stille''s Pearl Harbor is an excellent operational and tactical analysis of the attack with crucial strategic linkages and impacts properly addressed" -- Rockey Mountain Navy er, Stille has produced a detailed and encyclopedic study of the Japanese mindset in the early part of the 20th century.Stille has successfully set out to clear out the confusion and mythology that has entrenched itself around the event, producing what will surely be a definitive resource on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. " -- World War II History Magazine "This critical assessment of not only the planning and execution of the Pearl Harbor attack but also of the historiography-even mythology-that grew around the attack in the past 80+ years is Stille''s forte.Stille''s Pearl Harbor is an excellent operational and tactical analysis of the attack with crucial strategic linkages and impacts properly addressed" -- Rockey Mountain Navy the event, producing what will surely be a definitive resource on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. " -- World War II History Magazine "This critical assessment of not only the planning and execution of the Pearl Harbor attack but also of the historiography-even mythology-that grew around the attack in the past 80+ years is Stille''s forte.Stille''s Pearl Harbor is an excellent operational and tactical analysis of the attack with crucial strategic linkages and impacts properly addressed" -- Rockey Mountain Navy.