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What If Imperial Japan Had Launched a Third Wave Attack Against Pearl Harbor? | The National Interest
What if the Japanese had actually launched the third wave at Pearl Harbor, tasked to destroy the oil reserves and the maintenance facilities, including dry docks? What damage would this have done
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Military History Now on Twitter: "RIGHT NOW in 1941, 324 Japanese planes return to their carriers after striking Pearl Harbor. 29 aircraft have been lost in the raid. Admiral Nagumo calls off
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