<I>This is chapter one of Mr. Gaddis's recently published book, </i><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0674011740/qid=1084826785/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/104-6671908-6507913?v=glance&s=books&n=507846">Surprise, Security, and the American Experience</A><I> (Harvard, 2004).</i><P>


It's in the nature of great surprises in history that you'll always remember where you were when you heard the news.
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This is because for most of us most of the time historical and personal experi

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