“How secret is secret in a country where years of censorship have trained an inquisitive, alert population in the discreet whisper and the fine art of putting two and two together? And how secret is secret when one’s ideas are no longer exclusively one’s own? ” (At Dawn We Slept, Prange 30) The tragic attack … Read more
On 7 December 1941 the greatest disaster in United States history occurred. Truly this was and is, “’A date which will live in infamy. ’”(Costello 1), but not for the bombing of Pearl Harbor, rather for the deception and the mis-guidance used by the Government and Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a purely artificial chess game … Read more
The quote was part of a speech which was spoken the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attack was located on the island of AAU, Hawaii. The plan for the Japanese was to start the war with a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet. At about 8:00 AM, Japanese planes began … Read more