The Doolittle Raid
"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan (Roosevelt)." Those were the famous words spoken by Franklin Roosevelt the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Roosevelt went on to say that because Japan and Hawaii are such a large distance apart, the attack was deliberately planned many weeks age. He also stated that during that time of planning, the Japanese were deceiving the U.S. by giving "false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace (Roosevelt)." Directly after the bombing, Admiral Harold R. Stark declared war on Japan by issuing the orders to "execute unrestricted air and submarine warfare against Japan (Van Der Vat 151)."
On January, a month after the attack, Admiral King and General Arnold decide to give a "retaliatory blow against the mainland of Japan (Greening)." Their decision was to combine the forces......

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Title: Pearl Harbor And The Doolittle Raid
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