Pearl Harbor, Part 1 of 3
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A Short History of Pearl Harbor
The attack on pearl harbor was a spring board that pitched the united states into the second world war. It brought the conflict in europe and the pacific to the door of the united states. But why did the japanese strike in december 19 forty one? Was it an act of aggression, of desperation? How did the americans fail to see the japans coming? And after the smoke cleared, how did this audacious attack alter the trajectory of the war and the fates of two nations? My name pol magan, and this is part one of a special three part short history of pearl harbor.
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