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Pearl Harbor, Part 1 of 3
In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course of the Second World War.
On December 7th 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, changed the course of the Second World War. Forcing the United States into a conflict they were reluctant to enter, the attack killed over 2,500 people. But was it an act of aggression, or desperation? How did the Japanese pull off such an audacious stealth attack? And how were the Americans so unprepared?
This is episode 1 of a special 3-part Short History of Pearl Harbor.
Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Professor Phillips O鈥橞rien, author of How The War Was Won; Dr Takuma Melber, author of Pearl Harbor; and Steve Twomey, author of Countdown to Pearl Harbor.
