Admiral kimmell was in charge of the pacific fleet during World War II. His wife saw a battleship capsize and said, looks like they've got the oklahoma. The admiral numbly responded: "Yes, i can see that they have" A bullet ricochets into his chest; he's quoted as saying several thingsa nelson has him saying, i wish it had killed me.
Deep themes run through this show, with allegations of Japanese war crimes and atrocities in China at the start leading to eerily familiar, almost modern questions over how the world should respond. And then Dec 7, 1941 arrives...