外交官与海军上将： 从失败的谈判和悲惨的错误判断到强大的领导者和英雄事迹，从珍珠港到中途岛的太平洋战争不为人知的故事

Dale A. Jenkins

Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway

戴尔-詹金斯

外交官与海军上将： 从失败的谈判和悲惨的错误判断到强大的领导者和英雄事迹，从珍珠港到中途岛的太平洋战争不为人知的故事

日本偷袭珍珠港是不可避免的吗？

现在是 1941 年 11 月。 日本和美国在刀尖上徘徊，太平洋两岸的领导人都在努力防止双方开战。 但是，失败的外交、受挫的谈判以及罗斯福政府可能存在的两面性挫败了他们的努力。

外交官与海军上将》以现已解密的原始文件为基础，揭示了命运攸关的一年的内幕，包括

强大的文职和军事领导人的隐秘议程是如何将两国推向战争的

导致和平努力失败的沟通失误、错误判断和失误

中国在引发珍珠港袭击的美国最后通牒中扮演的角色

为什么珊瑚海航母对航母的对决对日本来说是致命的错误

勇敢的美国海军飞行员如何在中途岛海战中反败为胜

WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE?

It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are teetering on a knife-edge as leaders on both sides of the Pacific strive to prevent war between them. But failed diplomacy, foiled negotiations, and possible duplicity in the Roosevelt administration thwart their attempts.

Drawing on now-declassified original documents, Diplomats & Admirals reveals the inside story of one fateful year, including:

How the hidden agendas of powerful civilian and military leaders pushed the two nations toward war

The miscommunications, misjudgments, and blunders that doomed efforts at peace

China’s role in the US ultimatum that triggered the attack on Pearl Harbor

Why the carrier-to-carrier showdown at Coral Sea proved a fatal mistake for Japan

How courageous US navy pilots snatched victory from defeat at the Battle of Midway