Long before, the US became aware of Japan training in shallow water torpedo bombing. ONE major Amerrican port in entire Pacific that was shallow was Pearl Harbor. Patton in 1938 told FDR the Japs would come from the north, they did.
There was perhaps one error in video, in he mentioned only two waves were planned. Notice oil tanks in farm were not hit. They were to be taken out in the third wave, however Japanese worried where carriers were and were afraid the carriers were approaching. Third wave was cancelled and they fled north.
Japanese worried where carriers were and were afraid the carriers were approaching.
It is obvious the Japs did not have air cover for the attack group since they knew it was a total surprise. They even caught most of the fighters on the ground at Hickam.
And the Philippines was attacked 9 hours after Pearl Harbor. ;)
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Glad you enjoyed it, I'd never seen any kind of "pictorial" analysis and explanation like this. We were fortunate that their ordnance was so shitty.
I guess that their spies at Pearl gave them accurate pictures and other valuable intel. I guess.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
MacArthur expected to find fighting troops there, waiting.
He was shocked to find all he had was a hotel for his HQ and a dozen new staff members. There was nothing, our focus was on invading North Africa.
I bet he knew then he was double-crossed.
And then later when MacArthur was finally in the Philippines and could have used generators, the Communist spy sleeping in the White House arranged to have them sent to Russia. ;)
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
And then later when MacArthur was finally in the Philippines and could have used generators, the Communist spy sleeping in the White House arranged to have them sent to Russia. ;)
You do pay attention.
Agent 19 was Harry Hopkins, the man that lived in the White House.
The President and Chiefs of Staff always made sure MacArthur was last on the list to receive men and equipment. Recall, the Navy with Marines invaded islands as did MacArthur. One huge difference, MacArthur lost much fewer men than the Navy.