The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Pearl Harbor Still Holds a Few Mysteries-- Part 1: "The Sleeping Dragon"

From the December 8, 2016, Popular Mechanics by Matt Blitz.

As a result of the attack, nineteen Navy ships were damaged or destroyed.

Even with all the history written about it, there are still things many Americans don't know about it.

1.  The "Sleeping Dragon" almost stayed asleep.

The attack was the result of failed negotiations on both sides.  The U.S. considered Japan to be like Nazi Germany, but there was much disagreement in the Japanese government about going to war with the United States.

--GreGen


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