Jeffrey Record

As 70th anniversary nears, historian looks at why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

Global Politics

Almost 70 years ago, on Wednesday, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It launched a war that Jeffrey Record says the Japanese never had any hope of winning.

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