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"Shortly after Pearl Harbor, FDR committed a most visionary act: He appointed a Harvard historian to write the official account of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Samuel Eliot Morison was given the rank of lieutenant commander, with the right to interview anyone of whatever status."

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About Alistair Horne

Sir Alistair Horne was a British historian, journalist, and biographer best known for influential works on modern French and military history.

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