What did FDR know and WHEN did HE KNOW IT?
Imagine seeing a huge wall of fire yet you have to get by it, while your ship has taken on water. Yet you must stay on board, in one case orders came from yet another ship across the way.
The USS Tennessee's Captain or surviving most Senior Officer ordered all personnel to remain on the USS West Virginia until they received further orders.
Meanwhile you're firing a machine gun for which you received no training and more fire is heading towards your ship on oil trails spreading across the water from a sinking ship. Bombs continue dropping all around you from the overhead enemy planes.
But you were in the Army and it's not hard to imagine that you have your own harrowing memories gathered while serving our country.
Thank you for your service to our country.
Don't miss the History Channel documentary that offers material for (unbiased and non-political) thought on both sides of this question.
History Channel: Conspiracy
Wednesday, December 7
The attack on Pearl Harbor shocked the nation. To many, the official explanations of misguided assumptions and missed clues did not account for the enormity of the catastrophe. We examine "alternative" theories that arose soon after the attack. Was a plot hatched in Washington to solve FDR's "problem"--convincing a reluctant country to fight the Nazis? Did FDR send a secret cable just days before the attack ordering Pearl Harbor chiefs to stand down? Did US intelligence intercept a message from Tokyo asking its spies in Hawaii to map the harbor for an imminent air attack? More than six decades later, the controversy boils under the surface of recent US history, igniting heated debates over collusion, intrigue, and thousands of American dead. (put in search terms)
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Conspiracy?: FDR and Pearl Harbor.
Wednesday, December 07 @ 5pm ET
Examine the evidence and decide for yourself.
Filled with riveting footage and survivor testimony.
Hear why some people believe that the attack was not a surprise.
The attack on Pearl Harbor shook the nation to its roots. But to some, official explanations of misguided assumptions and missed clues did not account for the enormity of the catastrophe. CONSPIRACY examines alternative theories about the events leading up to December 7, 1941.
Was a plot hatched in Washington to solve FDR's ""problem"" of convincing a reluctant country to fight the Nazis? Did FDR send a secret cable just days before the attack ordering Pearl Harbor chiefs to stand down? Did U.S. intelligence intercept a message from Tokyo asking its spies in Hawaii to map the harbor for an imminent air attack? More than six decades later, the controversy still bubbles, and our experts probe for substance beneath the sensational assertions.
Conspiracy?: FDR and Pearl Harbor DVD
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