by Stuart Slade
Genda looked up and saw Takeda staring at him. He remembered, whatever other loyalties he had, his first was to Japan and the Emperor. Tothem, he owed the best advice he could deliver; not that which suited his own ends. In that respect, he was also almost unique in this room. He made his mind up, taking a deep breath as he did so. “Operations votes against the plan.”
Five words, utterly unexpected, caused complete uproar in the conference room. Yamaguchi had to be physically restrained from assaulting Genda. Yamamoto stared at him with a stricken expression; one that revealed his sense of complete betrayal. Tojo’s face was expressionless as he banged his gavel. “Operations in China will continue as currently planned, pending farther developments. By eleven votes to ten, the proposed plan for an attack on Pearl Harbor and the Southern Resource Area has been rejected.”
The End
Table of Contents
A MIGHTY ENDEAVOR
Previous Books In This Series
CHAPTER ONE: STATEMENT OF WORK
CHAPTER TWO: TASK DEFINITION
CHAPTER THREE: ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES
CHAPTER FOUR: INITIAL APPROACHES
CHAPTER FIVE: GAMESMANSHIP
CHAPTER SIX: POSITION STATEMENT
CHAPTER SEVEN: EXCHANGES OF PREJUDICE
CHAPTER EIGHT: GIVE AND TAKE
CHAPTER NINE: EARNEST MONEY
CHAPTER TEN: HEATED WORDS
CHAPTER ELEVEN: SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS
CHAPTER TWELVE: THE HEART OF THE MATTER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: REACHING AN UNDERSTANDING
Epilogue
