Pearl Harbor, so named because of the abundance of pearls once found within its protected waters, is the largest natural harbor in Hawaii.
On December 7, after months of planning and practice, the Japanese launched their attack. To catch the Americans by surprise, the ships maintained strict radio silence throughout their 3,500- mile trek from Hitokappu Bay to a predetermined launch sector 230 miles north of Oahu. At 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, a first wave of Japanese planes lifted off from the carriers, followed by a second wave an hour later. Led by Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, the pilots spotted land and assumed their attack positions around 7:30 a.m. Twenty-three minutes later, with his bomber perched above the unsuspecting American ships moored in pairs along Pearl Harbor’s “Battleship Row,” Fuchida broke radio silence to shout, “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!)—the coded message informing the Japanese fleet that they had caught the Americans by surprise.
The day following the attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress, seeking a declaration of war against Japan. In what would become one of his most memorable speeches, Roosevelt declared that December 7, 1941, would be “a date which will live in infamy.”
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0:00 Introduction
0:06 BACKGROUND
2:28 JAPAN PLANS FOR WAR
5:26 SURPRISE ATTACK
8:54 NAVAL DISASTER
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And these demoRat lunatics equate jan 6 as worse than pearl. 🤣 thanks for the upload.
Unless I missed it, you neglected to say that the Japanese attacked while they were negotiating a peace treaty with us.
The U.S started imposing embargos and sanctions onto Japan, long before the attack happened. Then FDR put on a big performance of outrage to rile up the people.
Perhaps it was a sign of The Times but this is proof of just how little The world understood American industry.. Even if the attack on pearl Harbor had been a complete success do they really think that America would have just tucked tail and ran or would they rebuild the fleet and the outcome would have been identical identical?
And you used some clips from tora tora tora, those were the shots of the new class destroyer ships
I love the thumbnail is great. Also japan attack pearl harbor is beacuse 2 things, not enough oil to conquer country for there ideology and to show there streng but fail to sunk aircraft carrier. Great video bro!
There is also a lot of evidence to show that at least 1 Japanese midget submarine was able to penetrate the harbor defenses and possibly fire at least 1 torpedo.
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The Japanese looked at what the Royal Navy did to the Italians at Taranto and put their lessons into practice at Pearl Harbour.
American hybris has met reality. Today, USA and Japan are building alliances against China. History repeats itself, changing signs.
Contrary to 5:09, I thought the main goal of the attack was to target US aircraft carriers, which happened to be out of port.
@Military History Channel Great video. We also know now, that FDR had drawn up plans to attack Japan using aircraft with Chinese markings. Not such a hero, after all.