The British Espionage Behind Pearl Harbor
The U.S. Navy battleship USS California ablaze at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. (Photo: Reuters)
Former British servicemen and officials may have passed on to Japan intelligence and training that might have aided the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, according to a new BBC documentary. Producer Paul Elston tells host Aaron Schachter about the apparent espionage.
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