Pearl Harbor was a set-up to get us into the war. Japan was no dummy and knew we were making preparations for the inevitable so they went ahead with the first strike hoping to cripple us long enough for them to get established. I think our 4 carriers were not in port for a reason as it was the holiday season. Japan and Germany may not have been directly connected, but you know the old saying, ‘the enemy of my enemy…
Pearl Harbor was a set-up to get us into the war. Japan was no dummy and knew we were making preparations for the inevitable so they went ahead with the first strike hoping to cripple us long enough for them to get established. I think our 4 carriers were not in port for a reason as it was the holiday season. Japan and Germany may not have been directly connected, but you know the old saying, ‘the enemy of my enemy…