She served during World War II and the Korean War. Dillon (1916–2005) was a chief warrant officer, United States Air Force (retired), and longtime collaborator with Gordon W. He is considered the leading authority on the Pearl Harbor attack. He has also taught at the Air Force Academy, the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the University of Tampa, and Troy State University. Goldstein is a retired United States Air Force officer, professor emeritus of public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for thirty-five years, a winner of two Peabody Awards, and author of many books. Other works that Goldstein and Dillon finished include Miracle at Midway Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor and Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring.ĭonald M. Dillon completed several of his manuscripts, including At Dawn We Slept. After Prange’s death, his colleagues Donald M. His 1963 Reader’s Digest article “Tora! Tora! Tora!” was later expanded into the acclaimed book At Dawn We Slept. He served as the chief historian on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff during the postwar military occupation of Japan.

Prange (1910–1980) was a professor of history at the University of Maryland and a World War II veteran. ' At Dawn We Slept is the definitive account of Pearl Harbor.' -Chicago Sun-Times 'The reader is bound to feel its power.It is impossible to forget such an account.' -The New York Times Book Review Prange has written a remarkable historical account of the assault that-sixty years later-America cannot forget. Through extensive research and interviews with American and Japanese leaders, Gordon W. It is widely regarded as the definitive assessment of the events surrounding one of the most daring and brilliant naval operations of all time.

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. Revisit the definitive book on Pearl Harbor in advance of the 78th anniversary (December 7, 2019) of the 'date which will live in infamy'Īt 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.

At Dawn We Slept by Gordon W. Prange