Quote Originally Posted by theGinsue View Post
While the attack on Pearl Harbor set us back in the Pacific, militarily speaking, it served as a motivating catalyst to enter the war with determination. This would prove to be essential, particularly against the Japanese, as they were ruthless and determined to win at any cost.
It's kind of ironic that one of the greatest and most victorious military attacks in history ultimately caused one of the most crushing and devastating defeats of a country and it's military in history.

“For a while we’ll have everything our own way, stretching out in every direction like an octopus spreading its tentacles. But it’ll last for a year and a half at the most.” Adm Yamamoto, Sep 1941