Episode 44—Remember Pearl Harbor!

Many a student has wondered why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor about halfway through World War II. I confess that…

Linda Hobar
Linda Hobar
December 6, 2023

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Many a student has wondered why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor about halfway through World War II. I confess that the incident seems "out of place" in World War II where Europeans and Russians were battling Adolf Hitler and his regiment of Nazis!  To better understand the scene, I'll first explain in this audio recording (from The Mystery of History Volume IV) the strange relationship between Germany and Japan. Then we can look at the deadly attack with some vivid details to help us "remember Pearl Harbor."

Many a student has wondered why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor about halfway through World War II. I confess that the incident seems “out of place” in World War II where Europeans and Russians were battling Adolf Hitler and his regiment of Nazis!  To better understand the scene, I’ll first explain in this audio recording (from The Mystery of History Volume IV) the strange relationship between Germany and Japan. Then we can look at the deadly attack with some vivid details to help us “remember Pearl Harbor.”

For more on World War II, please see The Mystery of History Volume IV.

Many a student has wondered why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor about halfway through World War II. I confess that the incident seems "out of place" in World War II where Europeans and Russians were battling Adolf Hitler and his regiment of Nazis!  To better understand the scene, I'll first explain in this audio recording (from The Mystery of History Volume IV) the strange relationship between Germany and Japan. Then we can look at the deadly attack with some vivid details to help us "remember Pearl Harbor."
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