WWII Book Recommendations

[PastHistory]

I am completing sort of an independent study thing (weirdly defined at my school, but it is similar to an independent study) that looks at various trends in history - specifically revisionist popular history versus more academic history. I have quite a few books on several of the topics I am looking at but I need to find better sources for WWII, particularly sources that dispute the "FDR knew" claims around Pearl Harbor. Any suggestions on books or articles (I can access JSTOR, etc.) from an academic/historian point of view would be appreciated! Thanks

[iamincontrolhere-haig]

David M. Kennedy's magisterial Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War deals with the "FDR knew" conspiracy theories on pages 516-526 (roughly). Kennedy cites Roberta Wohlstetter's Pearl Harbor: Warning and Decision, which explains why the military and intelligence bureaucracies failed to anticipate and repel the attack but does not, if I recall correctly, suggest that FDR knew the attack was coming or deliberately left the Pacific Fleet vulnerable.

You might also check out Justus D. Doenecke and John E. Wilz's From Isolation to War, 1931-1941 and Michael C.C. Adams's The Best War Ever: America and World War II.

[PastHistory]

Thank you for the recommendations!