Recently declassified evidence and never-before-translated documents tell the real story of the day that FDR memorably declared would live in infamy, exploring how Joseph Stalin and the KGB used a vast network of double agents and communist sympathizers--most notably Harry Dexter White--to lead Japan into war against the United States, proposing Soviet involvement behind the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Meeting of masterminds --Agent of influence -- Red star vs. rising sun -- Eastern thunder, northern frostbite -- The May memorandum -- War Plan Orange -- Killing off the cabinet -- The final countdown -- The November memorandum -- The Korean Cassandra -- The search for scapegoats -- Nemesis -- Check and checkmate.