That being said, two audacious men took to the skies against the mightiest air assault the United States had ever experienced. Sinking of the USS Arizona (BB-39) during the Japanese attack on Pearl ...
It seems a critical failure considering that four days later — 75 years ago today — the Japanese attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, bringing the Americans into World War II.
When the first two attacks on Pearl Harbor took place, the Imperial Japanese Navy was taking notes. Japanese spies in Oahu watched as American planes hit the island from over the Koolau Range ...