Broken Defenses: The Shocking Truth Behind Pearl Harbor's Fall "They saw the warnings--and ignored them." December 7, 1941: The day America's defenses failed. The attack on Pearl Harbor wasn't just a surprise--it was a colossal breakdown of leadership, intelligence, and preparation. In *Broken Defenses, Elizabeth Waters exposes the deadly mix of arrogance and incompetence that left Hawaii defenseless: Radar blips dismissed as "friendly planes" Urgent cables buried in bureaucracy Commanders who refused to believe Japan could strike The scapegoats sacrificed to hide the real failures This isn't just history--it's a warning. The same mistakes led to 9/11, financial crashes, and modern security disasters. Will we learn--or repeat them? A must-read for fans of Blind Man's Bluff and The Guns of August --before history strikes again.
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