{"product_id":"the-attack-on-pearl-harbor-strategy-combat-myths-deceptions-9781612000107","title":"The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy  Combat  Myths  Deceptions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe December 7th  1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has been portrayed by historians as a dazzling success  brilliantly conceived and meticulously planned. With most American historians concentrating on command errors and the story of participants experiences  the Japanese attack operation has never been subjected to a comprehensive critical analysis of the military side of the operation.  This book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the operational and tactical level. It examines such questions as: Was the strategy underlying the attack sound? Were there flaws in planning or execution? How did Japanese military culture influence the planning? How risky was the attack? What did the Japanese expect to achieve  balanced against what they did achieve? Were there Japanese blunders? What were their consequences? What might have been the results if the attack had not benefited from the mistakes of the American commanders?  The book also addresses the body of folklore about the attack  supporting or challenging many contentious issues such as the skill level of the Japanese aircrew  whether midget submarines torpedoed Oklahoma and Arizona  as has been recently claimed  whether the Japanese ever really considered launching a third wave attack  and the consequences of a 3rd wave attack against the Naval Shipyard and the fuel storage tanks if it had been executed.  In addition  the analysis has detected for the first time a body of deceptions that a prominent Japanese participant in the attack placed into the historical record  most likely to conceal his blunders and enhance his reputation.  The centerpiece of the book is an analysis using modern Operations Research methods and computer simulations  as well as combat models developed between 1922 and 1946 at the U.S. Naval War College. The analysis puts a new light on the strategy and tactics employed by Yamamoto to open the Pacific War  and a dramatically different appraisal of the effectiveness of the Attack on Pearl Harbor.  Dr. Alan D. Zimm is a member of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory  where he heads a section in the Aviation Systems and Advanced Concepts Group. He is a former officer in the US Navy  completing his service as a Commander  and holds degrees in Physics  Operations Research  and Public Administration with a concentration on Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning.  Table of Contents  Introduction Folklore  Viewed with a Critical Eye  CHAPTER 1 Strategic and Operational Setting CHAPTER 2 Targets  Weapons and Weapon-Target Pairings CHAPTER 3 Wargames CHAPTER 4 Planning the Attack CHAPTER 5 Pre-Attack: Training  Rehearsals  Briefings and Contingency Planning CHAPTER 6 Execution of the Attack CHAPTER 7 Assessment of the Attack CHAPTER 8 Battle Damage Assessment CHAPTER 9 What Might Have Been: Alerted Pearl Harbor Defenses CHAPTER 10 Assessing the Folklore CHAPTER 11 The Fifth Midget Submarine: A Cautionary Tale CHAPTER 12 Reassessing the Participants CHAPTER 13 Summary and Conclusions  APPENDIX A: Tabulation of Second-Wave Dive-Bomber Attacks APPENDIX B: Abbreviations  Acronyms  and Japanese Terms APPENDIX C: Ships in Pearl Harbor and Vicinity APPENDIX D: The Perfect Attack APPENDIX E: Acknowledgments  Bibliography Endnotes Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648128868405,"sku":"ByrdShop_161200010X","price":27.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781612000107.jpg?v=1781710340","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-attack-on-pearl-harbor-strategy-combat-myths-deceptions-9781612000107","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}