Essays debate the question of American foreign policy of the 30's especially the reasons behind our failing to anticipate attack in the Pacific.

Roosevelt maneuvers America into war /William Henry Chamberlin -- Back door to war / Charles Callan Tansill -- The road to Pearl Harbor / Herbert Feis -- Appearances and realities / Charles A. Beard -- Roosevelt and Japan: an international policy / Basil Rauch -- On active service / Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy -- The memoirs of Cordell Hull / Cordell Hull.