re: my Pearl Harbor editorial here

Pearl Harbor wasn't a surprise, except perhaps for the exact timing. The Navy was aware of its vulnerability in the '20s, and Honolulu was already under red alert in 1938.

For a good account of the latter, read "The Home Front" by Ernie Pyle. City library has this book, which also includes a couple of fascinating columns about Spokane! (Ever hear of postal chariots? We had 'em here in the 1940s.)

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DFO: I own a copy of "Home Front" and another Ernie Pyle book of columns. They don't make 'em like Pyle any more. Wish they did.

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