The Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton, USN (Ret.), vol 1

Name: The Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton, USN (Ret.), vol 1
Brand: Naval Institute Press
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After 1924 graduation from the Naval Academy, Admiral Layton had shipboard duty before reporting to Tokyo for study of the Japanese language. In 1932 was assistant naval attaché in Peiping, China, then reported to Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington. He later served as Pacific Fleet Intelligence officer on several occasions, most notably throughout World War II; he helped predict the planned Japanese attack on Midway. He was director of the U.S. Naval Intelligence School; intelligence officer for Commander Naval Forces Far East during the initial stages of the Korean War; and Deputy Director of Intelligence, JCS. He provides candid reports of intelligence gathering before and after the Pearl Harbor attack and discusses the subsequent investigations about the surprise attack.

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Number of Pages:: 220
Release Date:: 2018-12-18
Publication Date:: 2018-12-18
Publisher:: Naval Institute Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1682690105
ISBN13:: 9781682690109
Weight:: 825 g
Height:: 22.1 cm
Width:: 28.6 cm
Thickness:: 1.7 cm

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