World War 2: The Most Important Events Of World War II by King Tom

Author:King, Tom [King, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-07-24T07:00:00+00:00

Meanwhile, Kimmel had the U.S. battleships resting safely at the port in Pearl Harbor, knowing that there they could be protected from enemy air attack should any unexpected offensive occur. He also had the aircraft neatly lined up for observation, unfortunately making for a very easy target once the Japanese arrived. Though Kimmel’s plans were strategic had the base anticipated Japan’s arrival, their lack of preparation and total surprise made them sitting ducks when Japan did eventually attack Pearl Harbor. Additionally, the U.S. made the unfortunate decision to take the weekend of December 7th off, in spite of all the warnings and alerts that the Japanese would attack in the Pacific soon. Thus, all of Pearl Harbor was asleep when the Japanese awoke the morning of their offensive. As the leader of the torpedo bombers, Lt. Commander Shigeharu Murata, told Commander Fuchida, "The Honolulu radio plays soft music . . . everything is fine."

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