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The Raiders of The Lost Ark
Dec. 6, 2008
Pearl Harbour Day
"December 7, 1941, A day that will live in Infamy..."
President Franklin Delano Wilson, December 8, 1941.
Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii was the HQ of the American Pacific fleet and the Empire of Japan saw us as a threat after we embargoed needed materials and decided to attack. This attack was a tactical victory but a Strategic loss. "All we have succeeded in doing is awaken a sleeping tiger"
Admiral Yamamoto, 1941
America was outraged at the unprovoked attack because it was against the Geneva conventition. You have to declare war on someone before you attack. As one General put it as he surveyed the damage, "When we're done with them, Japanese will only be spoken in hell."
We, however were not ready for the war and the Imperial Japanese won the battle of Wake Island and captured the Phillipenes from the British and American Defenders. They forced back the British forces in Burma and almost attacked India. Finally after General Slim of the British army defeated the Japanese in Burma, the war was going well for us.
Well I got a little carried away I think.
Indyjones
PS
Remember that the Japanese are our allies now.
Look at the change! |
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Dec. 8, 2008 - !
Rebekah