US Navy had radar and detected the incoming Japanese Fleet. Fishing boats had also radioed the mainland. No alarm was given, but it was relayed to Washington. Only WWI obsolete ships were in port. The US had been threatening Imperial Japan. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a pre-emptive attack. The US public were very anti European war involvement due to the lingering effects of WWI. Fast forward to Vietnam, the Gulf of Tonkin incident didnt happen.
US Navy had radar and detected the incoming Japanese Fleet. Fishing boats had also radioed the mainland. No alarm was given, but it was relayed to Washington. Only WWI obsolete ships were in port. The US had been threatening Imperial Japan. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a pre-emptive attack. The US public were very anti European war involvement due to the lingering effects of WWI. Fast forward to Vietnam, the Gulf of Tonkin incident didnt happen.
Yup. Gulf of Tonkin was Johnson's FF. USS Maine, anyone?