"Having been present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and having appeared with Admiral Husband E. Kimmel when that officer testified before the Robert’s Commission, the author has ever since sought a full understanding of the background that made that day possible. For many years, he gathered and pieced together the available evidence which appeared to shed light upon the Washington happenings concerned with that attack. These studies produced very definitive conclusions regarding the manner in which our country's strategy had been shaped to entice the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor, and the efforts that have since been made to keep these facts from the knowledge of the American people." -- From the author's introduction.

President Roosevelt brings war to the United States -- Magic was for Washington and Manila but not for Hawaii -- Preservation of the Pearl Harbor secret -- Conclusion.