[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

13 this decade? I’m trying to think of ONE outstanding book written in my lifetime.

[randomhero97]

Good list. I’ll have to add them to my queue.

[krunkygirl]

save

[ConservativeMind]

That book proves FDR allowed the Japanese to bomb Pearl Harbor simply to get us into WW II, but the author says that was the “right thing to do?”

[murron]

It’s not the end of the decade.

[edpc]

Looks like a list of 13 boring-ass books nobody bought this decade. They could have included Pelosi's Know Your Power in a list like that.

Snarkiness aside....a few do sound interesting enough to give them a look.

[KarlInOhio]

Robert B. Stinnett, Day of Deceit: The Truth about FDR and Pearl Harbor

Did we expect a war with Japan? Yes, various war warnings were going out to British and American bases in the Pacific and the naval war college exercises for many years before had been planning for a war against Japan. Did we expect an attack on Pearl Harbor? No, I don't think so. Ambushing the Japanese fleet and attacking aircraft would have just as effectively gotten us into the war without losing nearly as many men, ships or aircraft. Also, everyone except for a few crackpots like Billy Mitchell "knew" that battleships were what won wars. They would have been out to sea and the carriers would have been in port if we expected an attack.

[dixjea]

PING

[SW6906]

I looked at the complete list and - as expected - there is definitely a bias in his choices and in his praise for certain titles..........a leftward bias. Surprise, surprise.