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This is not just another book about Pearl Harbor.  It is the story of Joseph Grew, America’s ambassador to Japan, and his frantic effort in the months before the Pearl Harbor attack to orchestrate an agreement between Japan and the United States to avoid the war he saw coming.  It is a story filled with hope and heartache, with complex and fascinating characters, and with a drama befitting the momentous decisions at stake.

 

And more than that, it is a story that has never been told.

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“The underbrush through which Mr. Paper cuts his way . . . would be challenging for any writer.  But Mr. Paper, with an eye for character and an easy narrative style, manages to keep his subject interesting. . . . And even though we know how it’s all going to end, Mr. Paper manages to add a measure of suspense to his narrative — a tribute to his abilities as a writer.”

— Washington Times

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"In the Cauldron tells one of the great overlooked stories of World War II. Lew Paper delivers a riveting tale with deep research and compelling prose."

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—Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life, Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America’s Most Wanted Gangster, and Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.

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Shepherd.com — a book service comparable to Goodreads — selected In the Cauldron as one of the best books to understand why America was unprepared for the Pearl Harbor attack.  They asked me to identify five other books that were among the best in that category.  Here is the link.

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https://shepherd.com/best-books/why-america-was-unprepared-for-pearl-harbor-attack