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Talk:Essay:Greatest Mysteries of American History (view source)
Revision as of 11:24, August 13, 2008
, 11:24, August 13, 2008Pearl Harbour
Not much of a mystery. He took note of the co-ordinates and used a compass. You might as well ask "How did columbus manage to find the exact port he left from".
Not much of a mystery. He took note of the co-ordinates and used a compass. You might as well ask "How did columbus manage to find the exact port he left from".
[[User:PeterSK|PeterSK]] 00:48, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
[[User:PeterSK|PeterSK]] 00:48, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
==Pearl Harbour==
From what I remember from middle school history, the US knew an attack was coming after they picked up the words "east wind, south" (or something similar) in a broadcast to the Japanese embassy. Earlier interceptions confirmed that this would be a signal that negotiations (which had merely been a stalling tactic for some time, anyway) were to end and an attack was imminent. However, most felt the attack would be against British and Dutch territories in Malaysia. By then, however, the Imperial Navy carrier fleet was already in position to launch the attack on Pearl Harbour. This is also covered in some detail in "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." --[[User:JessicaT|KotomiT]]<sub>[[User talk:JessicaT|''Ohayo gozaimasu!'']]</sub> 07:24, 13 August 2008 (EDT)