1941 Pearl Harbour

·         Yesterday the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted a military strike against the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. 353 Japanese fighters, torpedo planes and bombers attacked the naval base in two waves. The US had not expected the attack and it came as a total shock. Four US battleships were sunk, and three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, 188 US aircrafts and one minelayer was heavily damaged. The Japanese attack also killed 4,402 men and wounded over 1000.  Today the 8^th of December, US have declared war against Japan.