Hitler’s American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and the German March to Global War
As we prepare to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, it remains etched in the public memory as the moment that ended America’s isolationism and led inevitably to the Axis defeat. In fact, as Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman’s new book Hitler’s American Gamble. Pearl Harbor and Germany’s March to Global War shows, the Japanese assault initially did nothing of the sort. Across the world, the “day of infamy” brought uncertainty rather than clarity, plunging America into a new, separate war in the Pacific and threatening to leave Britain and the Soviet Union at the mercy of Hitler’s Germany.
Hitler’s American Gamble shows that the five days from December 7 – 11 were the most exciting and consequential of early 20th century diplomatic history. It provides hour-by-hour, often minute-by-minute, accounts of the worldwide scramble to assess the impact of and response to Pearl Harbor. The authors show that the attack was not the turning point of World War II; they argue instead th
1 view
3
1
4 months ago 00:03:12 1
The disturbing link between Adolf Hitler’s rhetoric and Donald Trump comments
4 months ago 01:34:57 1
Underground | Full War Movie | Jeffrey Lynn | Philip Dorn | Kaaren Verne
4 months ago 00:19:17 1
Germany’s Genius Last Tactic That The Allies Never Expected
4 months ago 00:53:43 1
The Russians entered Berlin first | Colorized World War II
4 months ago 00:03:15 1
Tino Rossi - Tango Écris-moi, 1937
4 months ago 00:01:53 2
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial | Official Trailer | Netflix
4 months ago 02:31:03 1
Anthony Hopkins in “The Bunker“ (1981)
4 months ago 00:00:59 1
Nate Mann Reads A Real WWII Love Letter From 1945 | Masters of the Air | Apple TV+
4 months ago 00:07:09 1
Tokio Jokio | 1943 | World War 2 Era Propaganda Cartoon
4 months ago 00:01:08 1
Bystander
4 months ago 00:18:20 12
A HIDDEN LIFE Cast Q&A | TIFF 2019
4 months ago 00:33:18 1
From Bormann’s Secretary to British Housewife - Hitler Bunker Escaper Else Krüger
5 months ago 00:03:09 1
Sabaton - The Last Battle (Music Video)
5 months ago 00:01:05 1
LEE | Official Teaser Trailer | In theaters September 27
5 months ago 00:13:09 1
Was Hitler Part-Jewish?
5 months ago 00:22:11 2
Nazi Princesses - The Fates of Top Nazis’ Wives & Mistresses
6 months ago 00:07:23 1
Looney Tunes - Daffy The Commando 1943 High Quality HD
6 months ago 00:55:55 1
Yalta, the Twilight of the Big Three
6 months ago 00:52:01 1
Hitler’s 9/11: The Secret War on America
6 months ago 00:15:34 1
UNHINGED WOKE Black Actress Declares White People Are SCARED And Trump Is Hitler In DERANGED RANT!
6 months ago 00:09:20 1
Putin & Trump Join Hands to Destroy NATO
6 months ago 00:22:39 1
Birth of the CIA - Allen Dulles - Forgotten History
6 months ago 01:43:19 1
This Is Crazy! Rabbi Barclay Attacks Me For Things I Never Said.
6 months ago 00:11:17 1
The Bunker Boys - Hitler’s Child Soldiers, Berlin 1945