The attack on Pearl Harbor by imperial Japan occurred 64 years ago. This somber anniversary gained a new relevance to the current generation of Americans due to the terrorism on 9/11. The fact that suicidal enemies were defeated once springs hope for the U.S. in its current war in Iraq against the Islamic Jihadists. But it's a bitter comfort once we recall it took two nuclear bombs to convince the Bushido-espousing Japanese to surrender.
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The Battle of Midway is especially remarkable. Up until this clash at sea, the Japan's naval might seemed unlimited. In early May, at the Battle of Coral Sea, the Yorktown, a U.S. carrier, and the Shokaku and Zuikaku, Japanese carriers, were all damaged. Yorktown suffered the most impairment, and required months at port to fully repair, but American forces innovated, ad-libbed, and cannibalized from other ships for 70 hours to enable the Yorktown to join ensuing action at Midway. Meanwhile, the Japanese carriers sat for three months while the tide turned.
If you haven't already, I highly recommend checking out the new U-boat exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. It is absolutely incredible. Before you enter the museum, you can buy extra tickets to go into the sub itself, but I didn't buy them and didn't feel like I missed out on anything.
Teresa
I'll have to do that, T-bone. I heard about that exhibit but have not gone yet. Yet another bonus for living close to the world-class city of Chicago.
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