Why Japan Thought Pearl Harbor Would Quickly Win the War
Warfare History Network
History, Asia
A bad idea.
Key point: America's aircraft carriers weren't at Pearl Harbor and the attack aroused U.S. anger to win at any cost.
It was, as the phrase goes, another perfect day in paradise. As the sun rose above the Pacific in the clear, cloudless sky east of the Hawaiian Islands, on December 7, 1941, the giant U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu, was just beginning to stir.
At 6:30 am, USS Antares (AKS-3)... Читать дальше...