gipper
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Here is a good book for you to read over the holidays. Though I warn you, it outlines FDR's treachery and treason, so it might sicken you as it did me.no---not strangeYeah...it sure is a long way, yet somehow the entire Japanese Imperial Navy crossed the Pacific Ocean undetected. Strange...no?Hawaii is a looooooong way away from JapanThe so called warnings, were convoluted and easily misunderstood. If you knew the Japanese were going to hit Pearl, wouldn't you be emphatic?they did not know where the attack would be and they DID warn PearlI don't know about the carriers shadowing, but there is no doubt FDR did all he could to provoke Japan to attack. Plus he knew the attack was coming beforehand, refused to warn commanders at Pearl, and then allowed them to be scapegoated.
Nice guy!
A “war warning” is sent to commanders in the Pacific - Nov 25, 1941 - HISTORY.com
some members here are super--rookies or know just about 0 of WW2
And it is very disingenuous or stupid for you to claim that fool FDR did not know where the attack would come. He knew Pearl was the target, since that was were our Pacific Fleet was...dummy.
it was not thought to be ''easy'' for the ships to make it there and back
even the Japanese thought it was a risky--therefore unlikely--operation
Yamamoto and the Planning for Pearl Harbor - The History ReaderYamamoto alone came up with the idea of including the Pearl Harbor attack into Japan’s war plans and, because the attack was so risky, it took great perseverance on his part to get it approved.
they traveled the less traveled route---still risky...loooong way, refueling needed, ..risky in attacking a land base
BTW, I was based on Oahu for 4 years...the 'official', overall name was Marine Barracks Pearl Harbor....but there were 4 outlying bases from Pearl that fell under the overall name..I was stationed at Wahiawa...most of them now do not have Marine guards

Amazon Review:
Even as an undergraduate I wondered, “Why weren’t the aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor?” Stinnett answers that and details the American plan to force Japan to make the first strike. I have never seen a better documented book! This is primary historical research at its best. When you are done with the book you will see the start of the Second World War in a different light. And, just to be sure, the book isn’t necessarily anti-Roosevelt.
Perhaps the most interesting part for me was the review of American efforts to make sure the coming attack was kept secret. Also interesting was the fate of the army and navy commanders at Pearl who were kept out of the loop. I guess it was necessary to have a couple of fall guys.