Stanley Johnston's Blunder : : the Reporter who Spilled the Secret Behind the U.s. Navy's Victory at Midway
Book - 2017 940.542 Ca 1 On Shelf No requests on this item
Sign in to request
Locations
Call Number: 940.542 Ca
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
Location & Checkout Length | Call Number | Checkout Length | Item Status |
---|---|---|---|
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout |
940.542 Ca | 4-week checkout | On Shelf |
Mystery in Washington -- A date with Lady Lex -- Guts and glory -- A room with a view -- Hold the presses! -- Aid and comfort to the enemy -- Moments of truth -- The gathering storm -- A beautiful mess -- Johnston and Seligman: men in the middle -- Full speed ahead -- McCormick and Knox: showdown -- The Grand Jury decides -- Fortunes of war -- Did the Japanese know?.
"Elliot Carlson tells of Stanley Johnston, a Chicago Tribune reporter who exposed a vitally important secret during World War II. After Johnston is embarked in the USS Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea, he is assigned to a cabin on the rescue ship Barnett where messages from Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Chester Nimitz are circulated. One reveals the order of battle of Imperial Japanese Navy forces advancing on Midway Atoll. Johnston shares this info in a 7 June 1942 Chicago Tribune front-page story. Navy officials fear the Japanese will discover the article, realize their code has been cracked, and quickly change it. Drawing on seventy-five-year-old testimony never before released, Carlson describes the grand jury room where jurors convened by the FDR administration consider charges that Johnston violated the Espionage Act. Using FBI files, U.S. Navy records, archival materials from the Chicago Tribune, and Japanese sources, Carlson at last brings to light the full story of Stanley Johnston's trial."--Provided by publisher.
REVIEWS & SUMMARIES
Summary / AnnotationTable of Contents
Author Notes
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
No community reviews. Write one below!
PUBLISHED
Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: xiv, 312 pages, 24 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781591146797
1591146798
SUBJECTS
Johnston, Stanley.
Johnston, Stanley -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Chicago Tribune (Firm) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Midway, Battle of, 1942.
War correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
Leaks (Disclosure of information) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Journalists.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Press coverage.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Censorship.
Biographies.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.