>>>>Please don't misunderstand that as a defense of the attack on Pearl Harbor, because there is none. We had done nothing to provoke it.
>>
>>Really? ;-) You're saying the Japanese spontaneously attacked which nobody expected? ;-)
>
>I know there are theories that the U.S. knew it was coming but the general reaction was it was a surprise attack, a sneak attack.
I think Johns point is more about how USA foreign policy for some years before that could be regarded as backing Japan into a corner
Previous
Reply
View the map of this thread
View the map of this thread starting from this message only
View all messages of this thread
View all messages of this thread starting from this message only