On December 7, 1941, Japanese naval aircraft attacked U.S. military bases at Pearl Harbor. Join Professor Stuart Goldman as we examine: Why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and other targets that day in the Philippines, Hong Kong, the Dutch East Indies and Malaya/Singapore. Why was the United States caught by surprise? Did Roosevelt lure Japan into attacking Pearl Harbor? What were the consequences of this attack—short-term and long-term? Finally, what were the lessons learned…and not learned.
Suggested reading: Japan, 1941 by Eri Hotta; Alfred A. Knopf, publisher. Pearl Harbor, Warning and Decision by Roberta Wohlstetter & Thomas Schelling; Stanford Univ Press. The Attack on Pearl Harbor by Alan Zimm; Casemate Publishing
Suggested reading: Japan, 1941 by Eri Hotta; Alfred A. Knopf, publisher. Pearl Harbor, Warning and Decision by Roberta Wohlstetter & Thomas Schelling; Stanford Univ Press. The Attack on Pearl Harbor by Alan Zimm; Casemate Publishing