For educational purposes
This episode covers the period in the Pacific War during World War II when the Japanese armed forces were on the ascendant.
In the west, the Japanese carrier fleet attacked the American fleet at Pearl Harbor; in the east, the Japanese army took the vital British base at Singapore.
December 7, 1941: Under the command of Admiral Yamamoto, 360 Japanese planes take off on a deadly mission.
They will completely surprise and destroy America's naval base Pearl Harbor. America, which until then has remained neutral in World War II, loses on that day as many as 19 warships and 2000 soldiers.
The infamous Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was one of the most significant events of World War II.
Brilliantly planned and executed though it was the attack that brought the mighty USA into the war with disastrous consequences for the Axis powers.
The attack was masterfully planned and carried out, but it was as big a surprise for Hitler and Mussolini as it was for the Americans.
Quite unnecessarily, they declared war on the United States, which led to American opinion turning against the Axis powers.
Meanwhile in Malaya, the Japanese Army was sweeping through the country towards the vital British base at Singapore.
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