President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War 1941: A Study in Appearances and Realities

Prefatory Note.- Part I: Appearances.:

1. Moral Commitments for the conduct Foreign Affairs in 1941.-

2. Representations of Lend-Lease Aid to the Allies.-

3. Patrolling as Appearances.-

4. The Atlantic Conference-Appearances.-

5. "In case of Attack" in the Atlantic.-

6. No Call for "Any Declaration of War.".-

7. Appearances of Relations with Japan.-

8. The Attack -Official Explanation.-

Part II: Unveiling Realities.-: 9. The beginning of Revelations.-

10. The Official Thesis Challenged in Congress and the Press.-

11. Army and Naval Boards Undermine the Official Thesis.-

12. A Congressional Committee Probes the Records and Reports.-

Part III: Realities as Described by the Pearl Harbor Documents.: 13. Engineering the Official Thesis of Guilt.-

14. Secret War Decisions and Plans.-

15. Actualities of Atlantic Conference.-

16. "Complicated Moves"in Relations with Japan.-

17. Maneuvering the Japanese into Firing the First Shot.-

Part IV. Epilogue. : 18. Interpretations Tested by Consequences .-

Index.-