Pearl Harbor
An Untamed Future Designed by the Past
Richard B. Bavis
American History Since 1865
Mr. Gregory Lawson
February 18, 2011
Abstract
History is unique and is full of absolutes. It either happened or it did not, and you either learn from it or not. Warfare has been and will always be a part of our history and a key reason for the way we live our lives today. When we have conflicts on other countries soil it does not affect us as Americans as an attack on our own. The outcome is complete pandemonium and will change the mindset forever, thus the attack on Pearl Harbor changed ours ceaselessly.
The attack on Pearl Harbor will be known as one of the most devastating attacks on American Soil along with the Attack of September 11, 2001. We have fought numerous wars mostly abroad, but without a shadow of doubt the attack on Pearl Harbor will never be forgotten, and changed the way the military operates to the current day. Myself being an U.S. Army Warrant Officer, it suits my personality to educate myself on historical warfare that influenced the way we as a military operate today. There is a lot of information and Historical facts about the attack on Pearl Harbor, and it seems difficult to outline everything in 8-10 pages, but a general overview of how it affected life in the United States of America can be achieved.
Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese torpedo and bomber planes on December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Pacific time. (U.S. History, 2009) It will always be known as “a date which will love in infamy”. (Davidson, 2008) The purpose of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to neutralize American naval power within the Pacific. The Japanese wanted license to do as they pleased in the Pacific and Asia, and thought they could get this by eliminating the American influence within the region. Specifically, Japan had been embroiled in a war with China; after many years of fighting eventually became a stalemate. Japan thought by cutting
Richard B. Bavis
American History Since 1865
Mr. Gregory Lawson
February 18, 2011
Abstract
History is unique and is full of absolutes. It either happened or it did not, and you either learn from it or not. Warfare has been and will always be a part of our history and a key reason for the way we live our lives today. When we have conflicts on other countries soil it does not affect us as Americans as an attack on our own. The outcome is complete pandemonium and will change the mindset forever, thus the attack on Pearl Harbor changed ours ceaselessly.
The attack on Pearl Harbor will be known as one of the most devastating attacks on American Soil along with the Attack of September 11, 2001. We have fought numerous wars mostly abroad, but without a shadow of doubt the attack on Pearl Harbor will never be forgotten, and changed the way the military operates to the current day. Myself being an U.S. Army Warrant Officer, it suits my personality to educate myself on historical warfare that influenced the way we as a military operate today. There is a lot of information and Historical facts about the attack on Pearl Harbor, and it seems difficult to outline everything in 8-10 pages, but a general overview of how it affected life in the United States of America can be achieved.
Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese torpedo and bomber planes on December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Pacific time. (U.S. History, 2009) It will always be known as “a date which will love in infamy”. (Davidson, 2008) The purpose of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to neutralize American naval power within the Pacific. The Japanese wanted license to do as they pleased in the Pacific and Asia, and thought they could get this by eliminating the American influence within the region. Specifically, Japan had been embroiled in a war with China; after many years of fighting eventually became a stalemate. Japan thought by cutting
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