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Dec 07, 2016 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 franklin d. Pearl harbor 1941 the day of infamy downturk download. Eri hotta, former research fellow at the national graduate institute for policy studies in tokyo, talks about her book, japan 1941, in which. December 7, 1941 was one of the single most decisive days of world war ii 19391945 the day that brought the usa into the fight.
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