"And I was there"

Layton, Edwin T. Edwin T. Layton Roger Pineau John Costello First published 1985

About this book

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.

Subjects

1903-
admirals
american personal narratives
biography
biography/autobiography
general
history - military / war
layton, edwin t
layton, edwin t.,
midway, battle of, 1942
military - general
officers
pearl harbor (hawaii), attack
pearl harbor (hawaii), attack on, 1941
personal narratives, american
sailors
united states
united states. navy
world war, 1939-1945
world war, 1939-1945, campaigns, pacific ocean