In this week that marks the 75 th anniversary of the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, I talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Twomey. His new book “ Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The 12 Days to the Attack ” is an eye-opening look at the mistakes, misconceptions and miscommunications that prevented U.S. forces from recognizing that the American fleet harbored at Pearl Harbor would be the target of a massive Japanese attack.