I had intended to deal a fatal blow to the American fleet by attacking Pearl Harbor...
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[last lines] Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto:
I had intended to deal a fatal blow to the American fleet by attacking Pearl Harbor immediately after Japan's official declaration of war. But according to the American radio, Pearl Harbor was attacked 55 minutes before our ultimatum was delivered in Washington. I can't imagine anything that would infuriate the Americans more. II fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve
I had intended to deal a fatal blow to the American fleet by attacking Pearl Harbor immediately after Japan's official declaration of war. But according to the American radio, Pearl Harbor was attacked 55 minutes before our ultimatum was delivered in Washington. I can't imagine anything that would infuriate the Americans more. II fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve
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l had intended to deal a fatal blow to the American fleet
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by attacking Pearl Harbor
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immediately after Japan's official declaration of war
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But according to the American radio Pearl Harbor was attacked
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55 minutes before our ultimatum
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was delivered in Washington
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l can't imagine anything
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that would infuriate the Americans more
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l fear all we have done
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is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve
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Movie Summary
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
