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Over an hour before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, men aboard the USS Ward spotted a Japanese submarine. They fired on it.

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...

Pearl Harbor was a Massive Victory for the Japan (And Their Doom) 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: On December 6th, there was an influential anti-war movement in the United States, composed of isolationists who did not want to be involved in the European or Asian conflicts. On December 8th, it had evaporated. It was, as the phrase goes, another perfect day in paradise. As the sun rose above the Pacific in the clear, cloudless s...