What Japanese Prime Minister Said When He Heard The US Had Declared War So Quickly

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The message that arrived at 2:47 a.m. on December 8th, 1941 contained just 11 words. But those 11 words would shatter every assumption Japan had built its war strategy upon. Prime Minister Hideki Tojo stood in the underground communication center, staring at the decoded transmission as though it were written in a language he couldn't comprehend. 33... Read More