No Victory: The Pearl Harbor Attack Ultimately Destroyed Japan
No Victory: The Pearl Harbor Attack Ultimately Destroyed Japan Instead of causing the United States to retreat and allow Japan unfettered rampage throughout Asia and the Pacific, as Tojo predicted, the exact opposite happened. Here's What You Need to Remember: There were still plenty of targets to be hit—especially the fuel farms, submarine pens, and shore installations, not to mention the absent American carriers—but Admiral Nagumo said no. The task force must return to Japan before the Americans could locate it; the carriers and other ships would be needed for further operations in the...