U.S. Army and Navy commanders in Hawaii were derelict in their duty
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This phrase refers to the controversial finding that the senior U.S. Army and Navy officers in Hawaii bore significant responsibility for failing to anticipate and adequately prepare for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controversial finding
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historical conclusion ⓘ |
| characterizes |
alleged failure to anticipate Japanese attack
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alleged failure to take adequate defensive measures ⓘ |
| concernsDutyType |
duty to interpret and act on intelligence warnings
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duty to maintain readiness against surprise attack ⓘ |
| concernsEvent | Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| concernsInstallation |
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
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U.S. Army defenses on Oahu ⓘ |
| concernsLocation | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsMilitaryTheater | Pacific theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsOrganization |
United States Army
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsPerson |
Husband E. Kimmel
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Walter C. Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsTimePeriod |
1941
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
allocation of blame for Pearl Harbor
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evaluation of command decisions under uncertainty ⓘ |
| hasContext |
U.S. investigations into the Pearl Harbor attack
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U.S. military preparedness before Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | senior commanders bore significant responsibility for the disaster ⓘ |
| hasLegalOrAdministrativeConsequence |
damage to reputations of Kimmel and Short
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relief of Kimmel and Short from command ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | professional responsibility of senior officers ⓘ |
| hasOpposingView |
argument that Washington authorities shared or bore greater responsibility
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argument that commanders acted reasonably given the information available ⓘ |
| impliesResponsibilityFor | insufficient readiness of U.S. forces in Hawaii ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | controversial ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge debate
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civil-military accountability in wartime ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
efforts to posthumously restore ranks of Kimmel and Short
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historical debate among scholars and policymakers ⓘ |
| refersTo | assessment of senior U.S. Army and Navy officers in Hawaii before the Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
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Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor
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U.S. Army and Navy commanders in Hawaii were derelict in their duty
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