Day of Infamy (2001)Naval historians discuss in detail the events leading up to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
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Day of Infamy (2001)Naval historians discuss in detail the events leading up to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
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| Jack Green | ... |
Himself, curator, Naval Historical Center
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Robert J. Cressman | ... |
Himself, historian, Naval Historical Center
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Randy Papadopoulos | ... |
Himself, historian, Naval Historical Center
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Paul Stillwell | ... |
Himself, director, History Division, US Naval Institute
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Joseph Grew | ... |
Himself - US Ambassador to Japan
(archive footage)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Cordell Hull | ... |
Himself (with Kurusu and Nomura)
(archive footage)
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Husband E. Kimmel | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Saburo Kurusu | ... |
Himself (with Hull)
(archive footage)
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Kichisaburo Nomura | ... |
Himself (with Hull)
(archive footage)
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Sam Rayburn | ... |
Himself - in Congress Behind FDR
(archive footage)
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Himself - Address to Congress: December 8, 1941
(archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
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Walter C. Short | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Isoroku Yamamoto | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Naval historians discuss in detail the events leading up to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
In this documentary short, packaged on the Special Edition DVD of "Tora! Tora! Tora!", military historians relate the events and reasons leading up to Japan's surprise attack on December 7 1941. They also describe the damage to various ships in the harbor, and the enduring influence of the attack on America's resolve to fight for total victory. The "revisionist" historical/conspiracy position (that Roosevelt knew of the attack beforehand and kept silent in order to drag America into World War II), is brought up and then convincingly (in my opinion) debunked. I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary and recommend it as a worthwhile complement to the "Tora! Tora! Tora!" film.