A cowardly attack.

Pearl Harbor

It was the morning of the 7^th day of December 1941, when the Japanese, emboldened by their conquest of large parts of South East Asia, and in preparation of their intended capture of overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States, launched the infamous attack against the U.S. Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor.

At dawn of that day, six aircraft carriers positioned themselves and over 350 fighter planes, bombers and torpedo planes attacked and sank or severely damaged almost the entire Pacific fleet of the American naval forces.

The Japanese celebrated this successful sneak attack as a great victory over the Americans.

In hindsight even the most fanatical Japanese admirers of Emperor Hirohito and his Generals must admit that sinking American ships, killing 2400 Americans, wounding another 1200 was a gigantic mistake:

It caused the Americans to declare war on Japan, a war which started on the 8^th day of December 1941 and ended after two atomic bombs were used by the Americans, in September of 1945.

There are, even today, so I am told, Japanese visitors to Pearl Harbor, having their photographs taken, smiling broadly and showing with spread fingers, the V for victory sign.

It matters not where you go, you will find people who deny historical facts.

The Pacific Theater of War cost a total of 36 Million lives, about half of the total number of victims of World War 2.

May all of them rest in peace.

Bertstravels