Operation Snow: How a Soviet Mole in FDR's White House Triggered Pearl Harbor

In Operation Snow, John Kostner postulates that Harry Dexter White was a Soviet sympathizer that used his influence in FDR's cabinet to trigger Pearl Harbor and the US entry into World War II. The book presents a riveting history of the lead up to Pearl Harbor and the final Allied victory and partitioning of Germany. He tries to read a conspiracy among communist "fellow travelers" to steer the US involvement in a way that will most benefit the Soviets. However, his narrative describes a number of strong personalities with different personal motives. White may or may not have been a communist mole. However, he alone could not have led the US to enter the war via Pearl Harbor. There were a number of other people that actively desired US entry into the war. They would sit on key bits of intelligence, while trying to steer foreign policy in a certain direction. There were also a number of players that simply did not understand the culture and politics of other countries and were expecting different outcomes.
The author also had a fairly pro-Japanese viewpoint. Japan had just wanted peace with Europe. They were originally set to meet with Germany and England. However, the minister thought Germany was sufficient, and thus ended up with the Axis. Japan was "forced" to bomb Pearl Harbor due to the very strict demands the American's were placing on them as part of negotiations. The author also believes the Japanese destruction in Nanking was just that of a few enlisted men taking undue advantage of the spoils of war and that the Chinese overstated things for their own benefit.
To the author's credit, he does present a fairly detailed account of the facts, even if they do contradict his primary thesis. The book is well written, even if it doesn't help win the reader over to the author's point of view.