The Attack on Pearl Harbor

The Attack At Pearl Harbor

1941 December 7th was the day in which will live in infamy and also controversy. The Attack at Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the American fleet at the at the navy base in pearl harbor at Hawaii. Japanese attackers us hard and the planes came in waves, the first hit us at 7:53 and the second hit us at 8:55. Nothing but chaos was left. 2,403 dead, 188 planes. But was this attack really a surprise? Did we really know about it before hand? Or did we just really be bombarded with a Japanese surprise attack.

Marine corporal E.C. Mightingale was aboard “The Arizona” and was there that infamous morning. He was there, he lived it and could feel the pain and see his fellow marines die. He does have bias. He was there so he was a primary source. This event was described very formal because he was a solider and in the military. He keeps it very natural even though it was a negative event in his opinion (Mightingale 1). He doesn’t emphasize and parts other there the parts when he is wow! Which is the first wave or attacks. He leaves out the pre planning of the event due to the fact that he is a American solider. This account was somewhat different being of his formal tone and his passion in it (Mightingale 3)

Another surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor by Roger Parkinson. Roger Parkinson graduated in war studies and later obtained his masters degree in Strategic Studies at King’s College, London. After a period of newspaper reporting he became Defense Correspondent of “The Scotsman” in 1964. He wrote books on war such as “the Origin of World War I. The Origins of World War II. Clausewitz and Peace in Our Time.(dust jacket) he was educated and that influenced his perspective on Pearl Har...

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