Vic's News Supplement 2016 Dec 7

…There are a lot of myths, rumors, and conjecture about the US readiness at Pearl Harbor. Especially as to the reason the entire fleet, except the aircraft carriers, were tied up in port at cold iron when the word had gone out that the fleet should consider itself at "war warning". However, that warning contained exactly no instructions as to what level of readiness they should set. Of course lower level officers got the blame. …