But Not in Shame

By James Michael Caputi

December 7, 1941--at exactly 7:55 a.m. on a seemingly peaceful Sunday morning, the United States was plunged into the greatest war in history What were the events which determined the Pearl Harbor catastrophe? What were the last few days on Wake Island like? What really occurred on the infamous Bataan Death March and why did it happen? How did MacArthur make his dramatic escape from Corregidor? And what is the story behind the greatest capitulation in American history, General Wainwright's forced surrender of the Philippines?But Not in Shame begins with the race to decode intercepted secret Japanese messages the day before the Pearl Harbor attack, and ends six months later with the stunning victory which unexpectedly turned the tide--the Battle of Midway. More than an exciting narrative of battles and leaders, it is a story of the individuals on both sides who took part in the most critical decisions and momentous events. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394418166
• ISBN13: 9780394418162
• Release Date: June 1961
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Replacement Book

This book is great and worth the time to read. This is my second copy, as the first was lost in moving.

An excellent strategic view of early WWII in the Pacific

But Not In Shame is a historical look of the first 6 months of the war in the Pacific. While the primary focus is on the war between the US and Japan, Mr. Toland does an excellent job describing the British fights for Singapore and Hong Kong and does provide passing information on Indonesia (note: Mr. Toland failed on two accounts though, mentioning the Japanese raid in the Indian Ocean and almost no mention of the battle...

This Book can hold its own against any contemporary book on the subject!

It is to John Toland's tremendous credit that so much information about the Second World War has been collected for countless generations. But Not In Shame represents Toland's incalculable hours of research, traveling throughout the former Pacific Theater not long after so many bitter battles had ended. Unlike many early WWII scholars, Toland's writing style is surprisingly contemporary, comparable to current historical...

In defeat and victory

John Toland's book proves to be well written and covered the period right before Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway. The book is written with certain amount of balance in presenting both sides of the fence, the clarity of text is clear and it appears to be well researched. The book explains why the Allies suffered from series of military defeats during the first six months of the war which ended ironically with the Battle...