During World War II he served as an officer in the Naval Reserve, and during the occupation of Japan, from December 1945 until July 1951, he joined General Headquarters, Far East Command, Tokyo, as a civilian.
He taught history at the University of Maryland as an instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and full professor from 1937 until his death in May 1980. He was educated at the University of Iowa and the University of Berlin. Prange was born in Pomeroy, Iowa, on July 16, 1910. At Dawn We Slept is the definitive account of Pearl Harbor.” “Diligent, thorough, and evenhanded . . . “From first to last-responsible, intelligent, absorbing . . . the book is most outstanding.” “An unparalleled historical achievement . . . the account reads with the intensity of a suspense novel.”
“It is, without question, the finest, fullest, most authoritative objective account yet published of the attack and the events leading to it as seen from both the American and Japanese sides.” “An exciting and important book filled with irony, human interest, and surprise . . . the most complete and fascinating of all the Pearl Harbor accounts” “It will be the single, essential work on the subject from now on.” “ Prange’s exhaustive interviews of people on both sides enable him to tell the story in such personal terms that the reader is bound to feel its power. . . . It is impossible to forget such an account.”
“Fast-paced and engrossing . . . if any book can be called ‘definitive,’ At Dawn We Slept deserves the accolade.”
He taught history at the University of Maryland from 1937 until his death. He was chief of General Douglas McArthur's G-2 Historical Section and director of the Military History Section. Prange (1910-1980) served during World War II as an officer in the naval reserve and, during the occupation of Japan, served in the General Headquarters as a civilian.
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