Lewis H. Brereton

“The Brereton Diaries (W. Morrow & Co., 1946)”

“The German progress with jet aircraft places them way ahead of us in this field. If they can make them in sufficient strength they may become a serious threat to our deep heavy-bomber penetration.”

“I grabbed the phone and talked to General Sutherland, who informed me that the Japs had bombed Pearl Harbor ... and that a state of war existed. It came as a surprise to no one.”

“Two messages from the War Department alerted us to the possibility of an attack by Japan at any hour.”