@@jefffiore7869 I think I heard somewhere that phrase was never actually said by Yamamoto, tho he did advise the Navy leadership that a war with the US would see them losing in a prolonged war.
True, although you have to remember that those statistics were from the height of the Great Depression, so the huge seeming disparity was largely the bounce back from a massive fall.
@@todo9633 It says even more about the determination the U.S. had to be able to not only improve every facet of power in the world but to also do it at such a terrible time in history. So much to learn from real history
Also Japan by this time has oil shortages so it is reasonably better to just use the kamikaze tactic rather than to re arm and re fuel again and also they can use much older planes to do it
American ships also had crazy anti-aircraft firepower. Japanese leaders pretty much got to a point where they said "If the planes aren't going to come back anyway, why even try to? Might as well just fly straight into them if you're going to die regardless."
@@johnwray393 I mean they used the tactic from the beginning of the war but the it wasn't tille late did they really coin the phrase kamikaze which was when they really made a full on doctrine for suicide attacks via aircraft
There was one fighter plane flown by a squadron leader that did! He had discussed it with his squadron that if his plane got shot up and could not make it back to the carriers he would dive into a target . Towards the end of the battle he motioned to one of his men his plane was hit in fuel tank and he was out of gas and would not be able to make it back then dove his plane into a hanger. worldwarwings.com/the-first-kamikaze-strike-originated-in-pearl-harbor/
Japan underestimated the resolve of the citizenry of the U.S. They thought that they would get dismayed by the ferocity they had, and that the amount of dead would sway the US to sue for peace. This is a mistake that NO ONE will ever make again.
"ferocity", "amount of dead" Damn, dude, the Japanese military/government must'a had NO idea what America was (and, frankly, still is) really like. We had how many citizens at the time? And how many military installations, including on the coastline? As Bill Wurtz described it, all they did that day was 'spit on' us. Like, c'mon, they HAD to have known how little the attack would've done in the long run, right? We still have more boats, planes, and soldiers than we need, all enticed and subsidized through toxic patriotism (or just college tuition, if we're focusing on 75-85% of all soldiers who really only sign up because college is astronomically expensive state-side). Anyone that even THINKS of spitting on the U.S. like Japan and Bin Laden did has a couple neurons loose. So good ol' Kimmy Boi in North Korea doesn't get much more than a chuckle and an eye-roll from me. Empty or not, the threats are always pathetic. A country as small as NK wouldn't stand a chance.
The next generation of ship's, were already being built by the time of Pearl Harbor. The ship's that day were good, but twenty to thirty years old. By the end of WWII, USA. Had 99 Carriers.
I’m a huge Elvis Pressley fan and one of my favorite stories about him was when he learned that the Memorial to the USS Arizona was not going to reach the funding to ensure a permanent naval graveyard for the sailors killed on board, he came out of his own pocket to make sure those sailors and civilian causalities were given a memorial.
@@notlogical4016 So I've heard. I can tell you that my father (Lt. Colonel, US Army at the end of WW2 - now deceased) never ever forgave the Japanese. He was so angry over Pearl Harbor! He hated Hitler, of course - was very upset with the Germans, looked down on the Italians, but it was the Japanese that he refused to forgive. My mother and brothers and I saw it differently - but we didn't see it from his perspective (we weren't in the Army!)
@@notlogical4016 To my knowledge, the actual message was never a declaration of war; rather, it was a declaration to cease talks. The delay was due to diplomats running into issues decoding the messages. America declared war on Japan, not the other way around.
@@main135s I would consider a bombing of a harbor killing over two thousand people a declaration of war, the actual papers and shit yes the US declared the war, but it was Japan that started it.
@@notlogical4016 Of course. I was referring to the official declaration, not unofficial. If we say that Japan declared war, we ignore a bit of history regarding one of the most significant altercations in WWII. Distinctions need to be made and preserved, no matter how small; Especially since that detail gives some insight into how little of a threat they thought the U.S. would be after the attack.
A late response, but I visited Pear Harbor 7 years ago, with my family. We were in Hawaii on vacation, but spent 2 days on Oahu to visit. One of the most vivid memories I have of the memorial above the Arizona was the oil on the water. That, and the fact that it was so still. You could almost feel the number of people below the surface.
Another not so fun fact. When the USS West Virginia went down three sailors were trapped in a store room. They couldn't be rescued because if they tried to cut a hole to get them out the men would drown and they couldn't get to the store room because of the damage and flammable gasses. The day of the attack there was banging from within the ship but it was ignored as there were a lot of noises like that. The next morning however they realized the truth. The marines on guard covered their ears knowing they couldn't do anything and not wanting to be reminded of the men that were already dead. The room was airtight, they would suffocate to death and everyone knew it. Six months later when they raised the West Virginia they found the three men's bodies huddled in the store room. Empty food cans surrounding them. A calendar hung on the wall with 16 days marked through with an X. They suffered down there in the dark for 16 long days, not knowing what happened to their ship, not knowing who had done this to them or the fact their country was now at war. They died and they didn't even know why. Their families were never told of the way their sons had died. Louis “Buddy” Costin 21 Clifford Olds 20 Ronald Endicott 18
Remember - the military tends to have the latest technology. This includes photography and film. The military recorded everything. Training, battles, etc, so they had a record of everything that happened and to review it later to understand the enemy capabilities and any mistakes made by either side. Edit: kamikazes were a thing later in the war, when Japan was getting desperate. The pilots who attacked Pearl Harbor were Japan’s best pilots. They wouldn’t want to waste them on suicide missions if they didn’t have to.
Remember, Hollywood had been making movies for a decade prior. The Hindenburg was filmed in flames, falling to the ground and that was 1939. There is film from the early 1900's for Christs sake. Truly sad that so many know so little about history, in general, like the advent of moving pictures.
A huge issue is that they thought lesser of foreigners. They thought that they weren’t as willing to give their lives for their country for some reason. They thought only the Japanese would fight to the death. Oh t wasn’t as common but it happened enough
The Japanese felt that the American people wouldn’t have the stomach for an all out war. The general feeling was that with a few decisive early victories, they could force the US to surrender before they fully mobilized.
Oops. Best example of the old saying, "The enemy gets a vote, too." In that case, we "voted" with a fair amount of vigor. I don't think the Japanese understood American history or culture. If they had, they would know that the last thing you want to do is engage in a surprise attack on us, because that generally results in an overwhelming response, not negotiations. In our conflict-chain behavior, we are much like the British. That is, before a conflict, we will try to talk over and negotiate an issue, but if attacked first, without warning, the response will aim at total annihilation. Just ask King Phillip or Osama Bin Laden.
@@johnalden5821 Holy shit your right. I've never recognized this pattern but now that I think of it... We've had a bunch of negotiations with Russia, there has never been surprise attack, we've had a bunch of negotiations with North Korea, there has never been surprise attack. In both the surprise attacks of Pearl Harbor and 9/11 a country was annihilated.
Can I just say I really appreciate how you seem like you're actually genuinely interested in learning about the US and the world, but with the US in particular I feel like a lot of people judge without really taking the time to really educate themselves on the topic. So yeah, props to you really like the channel.
@@rocknroller77 Do you know the name of his ship? I've found some of my dad's crewmates online, would give anything of he was still alive and able to go online and do that, but he died in '90. At least i was able to, and talking to some of them was priceless, to me.
Mine too. My grandfather went into the Army Air Corps and flew C-47s. He dropped ammo and support weapons into heavy combat on Guadalcanal and Kwajalein. Then he got assigned to the 317th "Jungle Skippers" and flew paratroopers into the Philippines.
After personally visiting Pearl Harbor almost 53 years later to the day of the attack it solidified my decision to join. I think it also did for many others. This was a day that truly changed America as we know it.
My grandparents blessed me with the chance of going and it’s insane. So sad. But the ship still leaks oil, I hate the thought of the soldiers still trapped inside. 😕
Should watch them in order. The Battle of the Coral Sea 1942 and then the 3 parts of The Battle of Midway. Won't really understand the situation of Midway until you learn about the outcome of Coral Sea.
@@Fridge56Vet Midway is certainly the most famous Naval battle but too many times The Battle of the Coral Sea gets overlooked. Coral Sea was very important in it's own right. For example if it wasn't for Coral Sea then the Americans would have been facing all six Main Carriers in the Kido Butai instead of only 4.
@@stonewall01 Agreed. The Japanese also wouldn't have thought the Yorktown sunk. I hope the author continues onward with other major Pacific engagements, too. Looks like it could be awhile if so, but worth it given the detail and research that goes into them.
No, this was Japan going all out to attack the US to advance their goals. Also Kamikazes were once Japan realized they were screwed and losing the war.
"Before we're through with them, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!"- William F Halsey's response after seeing the wreckage at Pearl Harbor
It's crazy to think that same comment in 2020 would cost him his career and retirement benefits. Hell, he'd probably be sentenced to jail time for hate speech. The times have certainly changed...
@@kingbrutusxxvi yah sadly it has but in America we haven't arrested people yet for it unless if they committed a crime for a racial reason but the rest of the world is fucked we are the last defense of freedom of speech around the world
@@kingbrutusxxvi as well it should be. No reason genocide should be congratulated. I'm sure it sounds real cavalier and cowboy to say whatever you want but people WILL respond with that same energy. So what, now everyone should live in a constant state of attack? Figuratively and literally?
Something the video doesn't mention is that the U.S. Navy's response was incredible when you consider: 1) We were not actually in any war so this was truly an act of unprovoked terrorism, and 2) the attack was on a Sunday morning when most personnel were either going to church or sleeping off Saturday night's parties. There were minimal crews working so, when the attack started, most of the ships crews and auxiliary personnel had to get to the bases and try to put up some defense. Amazing they did what they did.
I am a Navy Veteran. I have never been to Pearl but it is at the top of my bucket list to go and pay my respects to my shipmates from the past. SO Humbled!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏
35 or so years after the attack at Pearl Harbor, I was stationed aboard a ship home-ported there. I vividly remember ship's company rendering honors to the Arizona when we'd pass; visiting the Arizona Memorial, looking down and seeing the wreck, knowing that it was the tomb for so many sailors. But, also had the chance to visit the Peace Memorials in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which really brought home the futility and inhumanity of war. As for the aerial photographs, they'd be used to gauge how successful a mission had been, and to get an idea which targets had been hit. The clip of the Arizona explosion was pure chance...the doctor or dentist just happened to have his personal movie-camera pointed in the right direction at the right time.
I visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in 1987. Over 55 years later you could still see small oil bubbles from the underwater wreck occasionally break the surface of the otherwise pristine blue oceanic lagoon every few seconds. Even as a 12 year-old child I was moved to tears seeing the direct evidence of the reality of the sacrifice these men made for my freedom. Never forget.
Quite a long time ago I met someone who was actually at Pearl Harbor. He was telling me how that was a major turning point for American military. He said up to that point we were basically a “ regular business hours” military. And after Pearl Harbor we’ve been watching everything 24 hours a day seven days a week. And it’s been that way since.
There are several buildings on Hickam Air Force base (which is connected to Pearl) that still have bullet holes in them, they never fixed them. It makes it very real to see that in person.
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I recommend you to watch the movie “Midway”. You get a good perspective of the Japanese and the Americans during the war and many facts about the war. First time I saw the movie, they recreated the attack on Pearl Harbor and the battle of Midway.
@@lsuperior The movie gets most details surprisingly right. I remember reading a review that mocked the scene where a damaged American bomber attempted and failed to collide with Akagi's control tower, as if the movie was suggesting that Americans were "pioneering" the kamikaze tactic ahead of the Japanese. Thing is, that actually, literally did happen in real life. To cite one of many little historical tidbits that the movie included.
@@Epistolary8 I ain't knocking the movie, to be honest as long as he stays away from infographics show and does more videos like this then i can't complain. Far to often react channels turn in to american power-fantasy circle-jerk channels. That's why i respect luke so much for not pandering to the lowest common denominator
My great-grandfather was an aerial photographer for the Navy, flying on long missions taking scout photographs. He and his family, my great-grandmother and my grandma, were living in Hawaii stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attacks. My grandmother was 3 and still remembers it. My Great-grandpa had a whole adventure trying to ferry from one side of the island to another on a PT boat while the bombers were swooping down above. Pearl Harbor is just one of those truly iconic American moments. It was a ruinous victory, but Americans have a habit of turning defeats into rallying cries (See also: The Alamo).
A lot of stories are sad and tragic from Pearl Harbor but one that is inspirational is that of a sailor, Doris Miller, who worked as a cook on one of the ships. He attended to wounded and even helped the captain of the ship. Then, after helping the captain, he manned anti aircraft guns without having any training. He was the first black American awarded the Navy Cross, the second highest honor in the Navy for his actions during the attack. He was a genuine hero.
I lived in Hawaii for 7 years. I was the admin officer for the local U.S. Naval Sea Cadet unit. We visited the Arizona numerous times. When you visit the Arizona Memorial, you can still see diesel oil pop to the surface and creat an oil slick on the surface above the submerged hulk. The lost sailors aboard remain entombed in the ship. Although submerged, and utterly destroyed, the ship remains commissioned serving as a reminder to never forget and a memorial. Many people do not know that it was Elvis Presley that provided $500,000 to build the memorial that sits above the USS Arizona.
I have known people who were at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. My mother's oldest brother was in the Army at the time and was stationed at Schofield Barracks just 18 miles from Pearl Harbor. It was right across the road from Wheeler Army Airfield.
My father's friend was a naval aviator aboard the USS Nevada and survived the attack (I presume he was one of the float plane pilots). He was later a pilot aboard a carrier and died in the battle of the Philippine Sea. Sadly, I don't remember his name --- the story was told to me nearly 50 years ago
Hey Luka, There is a series called Band of Brothers that is super well produced and informational about WWII and, more specifically, about the 101st Airborne. It is 10 episodes about 1 hour each so maybe you could break each episode into two videos but I would love to hear your perspective on way they re-enact the history and just the historical content.
The best dramatic presentation of this attack is _Tora, Tora, Tora_ . It just tells the story without the unnecessary melodrama often found in other similar movies.
the only true inaccuracies ive seen in tora tora tora, were the cross on the hill, which is a memorial to pearl harbor and the sailors that died, and the end scene where yamamoto says "i fear we have awoken a sleeping giant"
When I went to Pear Harbor, we went to the memorial. From there you can see oil still leaking from the sunken ships. They say that the oil will stop once the last Pearl Harbor survivor passes away.
@@amityblight143 i feel they wouldve if they could, but its crazy how it might be hard to get to the oil tanks in those sunken ships that got blown up. the cost to clean up the oil afterwards is probably much cheaper then going in and fixing it.
My grandfather was 16 and working at Pearl Harbor that day. Near the end of his life, he finally told us the stories from that day and the aftermath including being a part of the crews that worked to cut open the capsized Oklahoma to rescue those trapped inside; a task that took more than 24 hours to achieve. The only time in my life I saw strong emotions out of him. I had learned so much about that day while I was growing up because of my family's connection to it and I never saw that video of the Arizona exploding before I saw this video. But I will say that Montemeyor's video is by far the most in depth video on this. It's researched so well, told really well, and the visuals are outstanding. The rest of his videos are just as well done; he spends a long time making his videos and it shows. I greatly recommend the 3 part video series on the Battle of Midway. The best telling of that battle I've ever seen as well. Great video! I'd definitely watch more of you reacting to these types of videos.
I remember seeing the footage of the battleship blowing up from the first medal of honor game. I remember my mom taking care of a man at the convalescent she worked at that was 19 jogging on the beaches when the Japanese started flying in.
You should react to the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Showing how lots of the battleships were able to be refloated, repaired, and got their revenge on the Japanese at the battle of Leyte Gulf.
In the Broadway musical Carousel (and film) death was a important theme. After the war there were many widows without husbands, and mothers and sisters without sons and brothers. Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma revealed America's positive can do attitude, Carousel revealed dealing with death... You never walk alone... Two of the greatest musicals....
Accurate video. And that phrase, "Awaken a sleeping giant," is still used often. There's America as a Government, America as a Military Giant, and then there's America as a people. Each are an integral part of one another, and represent different facets of who/what America is. Of the three, American Military is the scariest and globally, the most prevalent.
1177 men died on the Arizona alone. The saddest part was that the officers and more experienced men tended to have lodgings ashore so the majority of the men lost here were young recruits some as young as 17 years old.
@@josephvasta2951 not sure where you got that from. There were a large number of brothers on board as well as a father and son but that still only constituted 23 sets of brothers. Most of the sailors on board were not related.
The picture of the the big plume of smoke with the weird structures in was the USS Arizona. The picture was taken moments after the explosion that sent the ship to the bottom of the harbor.
To really see what happened, watch: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" That is very accurate. It was early morning on Sunday. It was the kick in the a$$ that we needed to join the war.
The US was well on its way to war, anyway. Japan's conquest in the Pacific had the US preparing for war in case of a clash. As for Germany, they were quickly running out of precious resources after they foolishly took on the Soviet Union...in truth, it was a war that neither Japan nor Germany (or Italy, which was mostly useless) could win because neither was self sufficient. In any case, the US had been supplying the Allies with weapons, food, clothes and infrastructure for a long time at that point via Lend Lease. The US had given the Allies everything but manpower (and even then, the US had already lost men in the Merchant Marines before war was declared because U-boats had taken some down).
@@sj4iy Much of the U.S. still had an isolationist mindset. It would have been difficult for FDR to get a declaration of war from congress without being attacked first.
@@sj4iy The U.S. Navy had already lost two destroyers and crews to the U-boat torpedoes in the Battle of the Atlantic before the attack upon Pearl Harbor. The Japanese in earlier years had also sunk the USS PANAY on 12 December 1937.
@@richardstephens5570 FDR was surreptitiously trying to keep the United States out of the war while publicly appearing to support the Allies. It was not until the period of February 1941 to July 1941 that FDR could be persuaded by his military leaders and the U.S. diplomatic and military intelligence services that Japan was determined to attack the United States, Britain, and Netherlands within the coming year and thereby bring the United States into the war despite FDR's efforts to remain a neutral power.
You should look more into the specifics of the battleships here too. The Oklahoma and Arizona have a tone of stories about the crew mates on them that day. Also the Missouri is widely talked about because its were the peace treaty between Japan and America was signed. It's now used as a museum in pearl harbor and is really cool to visit.
Just to clarify due to slightly poor phrasing above (assuming it was unintentional). The USS Missouri wasn't launched until January 1944... She wasn't present at Pearl Harbor. She was in Brooklyn Naval Yard on December 7, 1941 still being built. The USS Oklahoma and USS Arizona were at Pearl Harbor though, as seen in the video.
I'm glad you found montemayor's youtube channel and I hope you will look at their series on the battle of Midway Edit: The battle of the Coral Sea actually takes place before Midway so if you are really interested I suggest you react to that first
Cinema developed in 1913, so, it should be no surprise that by 1941 there was footage with audio. There are many studio movies about Pearl Harbor, plus ALLOT of documentaries & books. As you & most of the world probably know, we don't mind being verbally fucked with, but when things get physical, the majorities' attitude immediately goes to "bring it on". The main problem with foreign attackers is that they don't understand the culture of the U.S. Most of the military consists of suburban people, who almost have to live under constant self protection, with allot of people only having, somewhat distant, neighbors to turn to, until the police, or others, get to them. Plus, hunting & target practice are very popular & common. Almost every popular sport requires "fighting" & a ruthless attitude with team spirit to win. Also, in suburbs, hard physical labor is almost all there is for jobs. Some harder, fast paced jobs, are quite similar to being in the military. Noisy with tough supervisors & hard bosses.
The surprise was so complete, the ammunition lockers on many ships were locked, preventing any notable return fire. Sailors were using tools to rip locker doors off just to be able ble to fire back. Also, the Arizona actually managed to get under way, as the Nevada did. Thd others never got steam up.
Many of the pictures you were asking about was taken from the gunnery cameras on the attacking planes. Such cameras were mounted to help confirm hits and help future pilots improve their own attacks.
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." ~ Isoroku Yamamoto. Kamikaze's, or "Divine Wind" were volunteer suicide bombers that the Japanese used late in the war.
Fifteen months later, Yamamoto would be nothing more than a blazing hole in the ground on Bougainville island. One of the great special ops missions of the war to assassinate Japan's great naval leader.
@@sander6438 true, there is no written evidence that he said it, but it’s often attributed to him. But what is without doubt is that he got his ass handed to him 15 months later as @nealb said.
if you go to the pearl harbor memorial you can look right down into the uss airzona which is still there, you can even still see oil on the surface of the water
My grandpa was on the USS California, we grow up hearing about it. After they drained the ship before pulling it in dry dock for repair my grandpa was one of the men that had to go below deck and bring out the crew that were stuck beneath deck when it sunk.
Kamikazes came much later in the war, when U.S. forces were getting close to the Japanese main islands. The use of kamikazes was a desperation tactic used by the Japanese military hierarchy as a last-ditch effort to slow/stop the advancing fleet.
The video of the Arizona explosion was taken aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace. The man that shot the video, Eric Haakenson, said he just happened to pan the camera toward Battleship Row moment’s before the explosion.
My grandfather was on the USS Ward. He was the Sight Setter on gun 3, which sunk a midget submarine as it was trying to sneak in to the harbor behind a ship between the ship and the net. If you look up the USS Ward in Pearl Harbor, you'll see the crew. There is one picture of all of the crew, who were all from St Paul, Minnesota, standing around the gun. You can see my Grandfather, Karl Lasch, standing closest to the gun on the right side of it when you're looking at the picture. He has a radio in his hands up to his ear, it almost looks like a really ole cell phone. LOL! I have and will always be very proud of him. They were trying to say that they never sunk the midget sub that morning, but ended up finding it in 2002. The gun from that ship is up by the state capitol, in St Paul. We take our family pictures up there and have my mom sit exactly where her father sat that morning. I grew up hearing stories about that day. The USS Ward was supposed to be docked that day, and would've been right where the USS Arizona went down, but the Arizona was in for repairs. If it was, I wouldn't exist. I read an interview from the day they came back, they were waiting for the train from New York to come in, my grandmother was on that train. She was an Army nurse, and luckily was not stationed in Pearl Harbor. In the interview though, they were talking about waiting for their loved ones to get there, and were asking how the local sports teams were doing and how they would love to just sit back and watch a game. It was very scary time for them and all involved. I believe there are still 1,177 bodies still trapped in the USS Arizona. It's heartbreaking to think about, and all the lives that were lost that day. Just thought I'd give you a little more info on what happened that day. I am surprised that they didn't bring that up in the video that you were just watching. But you could always react to the USS Ward at the Pearl Harbor attack too. I don't know a specific video for it, there are a lot, so it should be easy to find one. Great job on this! I actually have pictures from my grandfather from that day too.
I had a teacher in the 6th grade, who I’m still in contact with to this day (I’m 30 now.) and her father was on the USS Nevada during Pearl Harbor. His name was Woody Derby and he just recently passed away actually, earlier this year. He was over 100 years old, just incredible.
Gun cameras in fighter planes go as far back as the 1920s and were used to keep accurate kill scores for pilots in battle. The camera works by synchronizing with the machine gun taking pictures whenever it fires. This mechanism allows planes that return to study footage of enemy evasion tactics and to accurately track kills awarded to the pilots. The gun camera isn’t a device that will save any lives in the heat of battle, but studying it for long term use to learn from your enemy and successes it key to continuous victories.
FDR: "December 7, 1941...a date which will live in infamy..." Thank God the US had such a tremendous leader. Who, by the way, was nearly wheelchair bound...
not nearly...he only stood on very few occasions. He wasn't always considered the great leader during his administration but History has definitely judged him to be one of the greatest. We sure could use a leader of his caliber today.
@@Hummingbird-yu3kt Actually, yes, he was. THAT is why his statue in DC depicts him in a wheelchair. Perhaps you should read a history book.... www.businessinsider.com/how-fdr-hid-his-paralysis-from-american-public-even-while-campaigning-2019-4
@@ceruleanprince7139 I'm not informed enough to know why or why not Hawaii should not have been apart of America. Would it be similar to how Puerto Rico is a territory and the US can go in to manage the country since they acquired it from Spain.
@@jo-nathan6154 yes, except Hawaii was fully recognized as independent (becoming the first non European nation to join the family of nations in the 1800’s). Hawaii was a constitutional monarchy, then American business men threatened the king into singing away most of his executive authority to the parliament. The next queen of Hawaii tried to restore the power of the monarchy because she saw the Hawaiians being taken advantaged of. Legislation saw that she would not stop and convinced the US military to send troops to force her into submission and eventual annexation
@@jo-nathan6154 president Cleveland attempted to restore the queen because the American intervention was entirely illegal, however, he had just weeks before Election Day and was voted out of office. The next president was McKinley who was extremely imperialistic.
My father, who recently passed was a sailor on the USS Perry, which managed to sink a small sub as well as get out of the harbor. He said the bullets were falling on the water like rain.
After this one you should react to The Battle of the Coral Sea and then The Battle of Midway Parts 1, 2, and 3 from the same channel! The Kamikaze's were a late war situation. Particularly during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
i grew up in fredericksburg texas its claim to fame is being the home town of fleet amdrl nimitz who was the commander of the pacific fleet. there is a great WWII museum there that focuses mostly on the pacific campaign, it is also the only place where you can see a piece of the arizona outside of pearl harbor.
In WWII 350 planes would be considered small as each one carried only a single bomb or a single torpedo and if you hit half of what you aimed at you would be hitting more than double what was expected
I had the chance to go to the Arizona Memorial. (If you ever go, things to keep in mind: they do not pre-sell tickets, or give tickets to groups. You get in line yourself and get your own timed ticket for that day, so go early. They also do not charge an entry fee) There's a museum area where you can wait for your time to board to the actual Memorial. (Bring tissues) One story stayed with me more than the rest (it's been more than a decade, so pardon any mistakes in my memory) One of the entertainments was a "battle of the bands". Each weekend, 2 ships' bands would compete, and at the end, there was a trophy for the winning band. Not a single member of the Arizona's band made it off the ship. All of the other bands decided unanimously that they were the ones who deserved the trophy.
My grandfather was there for the pearl harbor attack and in 05 I was stationed at Schofield barracks Hawaii. Schofield was attacked on the way to the harbor I lived in ww2 barracks that still had bullet holes in them from the fly by.
Photo recon went on even during battle - this allows for analysis of the effectiveness of your bombing. Many photos were shot from ships not directly under attack, and from the surrounding areas - since the harbor is ringed by rising ground. An early Sunday morning, in peacetime - the Japanese did not declare war until after the attack. I suggest you visit the Naval Historian "Drachinifel" here on TH-cam - he's doing a detailed discussion of the Salvage of the ships at Pearl Harbor. Also, I am expecting much from the World War 2 channel, they will be doing a program on Pearl Harbor coming out December 7th. There were some great speeches made by Winston Churchill during World War 2, but the speech that embodies the reaction of the United States to this attack - was made by Franklin Roosevelt, while asking Congress to declare war on Japan on December 8th. It also is available here on TH-cam.
The attack came early on a Sunday Morning. Most of the sailors who died were still asleep in their bunks onboard the ships. The picture were taken from houses on the hill overlooking the Harbor. There were moving pictures taken during the attack as well. One in color. If you look, I'm sure you can find them.
My Dad's brother, Joe, was on the Oklahoma. He became ill and it was too severe to remain onboard the ship's hospital. He was transferred to the shore hospital the day before the attack. He became a pilot in the Pacific theater. He never talked about the war.
“The Japanese had awaken a sleeping giant.” is the only phrase that still gives me chills no matter how many times I hear it
Hi Sam.
Admiral Yamamoto's words.
It’s like they were a chickmunk messing with a hawk not a good idea
@@jefffiore7869 I think I heard somewhere that phrase was never actually said by Yamamoto, tho he did advise the Navy leadership that a war with the US would see them losing in a prolonged war.
@@joesmith701 You're right, I looked it up. People attributed it to him but he never said it.
The US was ranked 17 in the world for manufacturing, military and others. 4 years later we were ranked # 1 and have been ever since
They certainly repaired those damaged ships in record time.
@@peggypennington3270 it's recognized as the largest mobilization of an economy in known history
True, although you have to remember that those statistics were from the height of the Great Depression, so the huge seeming disparity was largely the bounce back from a massive fall.
We weren’t 17th in manufacturing. We were 17th in terms of military strength.
@@todo9633 It says even more about the determination the U.S. had to be able to not only improve every facet of power in the world but to also do it at such a terrible time in history. So much to learn from real history
Kamikazes were a late war thing, for the most part. Once Japan realized they were losing the war, it was a desperation tactic.
Part of it being that they were down to their least trained pilots as well. So it was one of the only things they could do effectively at times.
Also Japan by this time has oil shortages so it is reasonably better to just use the kamikaze tactic rather than to re arm and re fuel again and also they can use much older planes to do it
American ships also had crazy anti-aircraft firepower. Japanese leaders pretty much got to a point where they said "If the planes aren't going to come back anyway, why even try to? Might as well just fly straight into them if you're going to die regardless."
@@johnwray393 I mean they used the tactic from the beginning of the war but the it wasn't tille late did they really coin the phrase kamikaze which was when they really made a full on doctrine for suicide attacks via aircraft
There was one fighter plane flown by a squadron leader that did! He had discussed it with his squadron that if his plane got shot up and could not make it back to the carriers he would dive into a target . Towards the end of the battle he motioned to one of his men his plane was hit in fuel tank and he was out of gas and would not be able to make it back then dove his plane into a hanger. worldwarwings.com/the-first-kamikaze-strike-originated-in-pearl-harbor/
Japan underestimated the resolve of the citizenry of the U.S. They thought that they would get dismayed by the ferocity they had, and that the amount of dead would sway the US to sue for peace. This is a mistake that NO ONE will ever make again.
Except someone did try it again, and again.... and again. People, groups, and countries always try the U.S. That statement is false.
"ferocity", "amount of dead" Damn, dude, the Japanese military/government must'a had NO idea what America was (and, frankly, still is) really like. We had how many citizens at the time? And how many military installations, including on the coastline? As Bill Wurtz described it, all they did that day was 'spit on' us. Like, c'mon, they HAD to have known how little the attack would've done in the long run, right? We still have more boats, planes, and soldiers than we need, all enticed and subsidized through toxic patriotism (or just college tuition, if we're focusing on 75-85% of all soldiers who really only sign up because college is astronomically expensive state-side).
Anyone that even THINKS of spitting on the U.S. like Japan and Bin Laden did has a couple neurons loose. So good ol' Kimmy Boi in North Korea doesn't get much more than a chuckle and an eye-roll from me. Empty or not, the threats are always pathetic. A country as small as NK wouldn't stand a chance.
Many people think a horrible grandios attack kill a lot will demoralize us it will not all it will due is motivate us to kick your ass
The next generation of ship's, were already being built by the time of Pearl Harbor. The ship's that day were good, but twenty to thirty years old. By the end of WWII, USA. Had 99 Carriers.
I’m a huge Elvis Pressley fan and one of my favorite stories about him was when he learned that the Memorial to the USS Arizona was not going to reach the funding to ensure a permanent naval graveyard for the sailors killed on board, he came out of his own pocket to make sure those sailors and civilian causalities were given a memorial.
Japan: We're going to force the USA to enter WWII. America: We're going to end WWII. Bad move Japan, bad move.
What he failed to mention was the attack happened before japan officially declared war on the U.S.
it was supposed to come in before the attack, but there was a delay, so it came in 30 minutes after the last bomb fell.
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So I've heard. I can tell you that my father (Lt. Colonel, US Army at the end of WW2 - now deceased) never ever forgave the Japanese. He was so angry over Pearl Harbor! He hated Hitler, of course - was very upset with the Germans, looked down on the Italians, but it was the Japanese that he refused to forgive. My mother and brothers and I saw it differently - but we didn't see it from his perspective (we weren't in the Army!)
@@notlogical4016 To my knowledge, the actual message was never a declaration of war; rather, it was a declaration to cease talks.
The delay was due to diplomats running into issues decoding the messages.
America declared war on Japan, not the other way around.
@@main135s I would consider a bombing of a harbor killing over two thousand people a declaration of war, the actual papers and shit yes the US declared the war, but it was Japan that started it.
@@notlogical4016 Of course. I was referring to the official declaration, not unofficial. If we say that Japan declared war, we ignore a bit of history regarding one of the most significant altercations in WWII. Distinctions need to be made and preserved, no matter how small; Especially since that detail gives some insight into how little of a threat they thought the U.S. would be after the attack.
Not so fun fact, the Arizona is still bleeding(oil) to this day.
A late response, but I visited Pear Harbor 7 years ago, with my family. We were in Hawaii on vacation, but spent 2 days on Oahu to visit.
One of the most vivid memories I have of the memorial above the Arizona was the oil on the water. That, and the fact that it was so still. You could almost feel the number of people below the surface.
not bleeding, She is crying. They call the oil "Arizona's Tears". And every military ship that leaves out give a salute to her.
Another not so fun fact. When the USS West Virginia went down three sailors were trapped in a store room. They couldn't be rescued because if they tried to cut a hole to get them out the men would drown and they couldn't get to the store room because of the damage and flammable gasses.
The day of the attack there was banging from within the ship but it was ignored as there were a lot of noises like that. The next morning however they realized the truth. The marines on guard covered their ears knowing they couldn't do anything and not wanting to be reminded of the men that were already dead. The room was airtight, they would suffocate to death and everyone knew it.
Six months later when they raised the West Virginia they found the three men's bodies huddled in the store room. Empty food cans surrounding them. A calendar hung on the wall with 16 days marked through with an X. They suffered down there in the dark for 16 long days, not knowing what happened to their ship, not knowing who had done this to them or the fact their country was now at war. They died and they didn't even know why. Their families were never told of the way their sons had died.
Louis “Buddy” Costin 21
Clifford Olds 20
Ronald Endicott 18
You can see the oil bubbling up when you go out to the memorial
Visited Pearl Harbor about 4 years ago. Got to go out and see it, super sad memorial, and yeah, oil was still leaking.
Remember - the military tends to have the latest technology. This includes photography and film.
The military recorded everything. Training, battles, etc, so they had a record of everything that happened and to review it later to understand the enemy capabilities and any mistakes made by either side.
Edit: kamikazes were a thing later in the war, when Japan was getting desperate. The pilots who attacked Pearl Harbor were Japan’s best pilots. They wouldn’t want to waste them on suicide missions if they didn’t have to.
Remember, Hollywood had been making movies for a decade prior.
The Hindenburg was filmed in flames, falling to the ground and that was 1939. There is film from the early 1900's for Christs sake.
Truly sad that so many know so little about history, in general, like the advent of moving pictures.
A huge issue is that they thought lesser of foreigners. They thought that they weren’t as willing to give their lives for their country for some reason. They thought only the Japanese would fight to the death. Oh t wasn’t as common but it happened enough
The Japanese felt that the American people wouldn’t have the stomach for an all out war. The general feeling was that with a few decisive early victories, they could force the US to surrender before they fully mobilized.
Oops. Best example of the old saying, "The enemy gets a vote, too." In that case, we "voted" with a fair amount of vigor. I don't think the Japanese understood American history or culture. If they had, they would know that the last thing you want to do is engage in a surprise attack on us, because that generally results in an overwhelming response, not negotiations. In our conflict-chain behavior, we are much like the British. That is, before a conflict, we will try to talk over and negotiate an issue, but if attacked first, without warning, the response will aim at total annihilation. Just ask King Phillip or Osama Bin Laden.
near 80 years later, we still haven't quit.
Early example of a military with shitty intelligence on us making a horrible mistake.
@@johnalden5821 Holy shit your right. I've never recognized this pattern but now that I think of it... We've had a bunch of negotiations with Russia, there has never been surprise attack, we've had a bunch of negotiations with North Korea, there has never been surprise attack. In both the surprise attacks of Pearl Harbor and 9/11 a country was annihilated.
@@johnalden5821 king philip...
That was one of the worst days in us history alongside 9/11
Dwyane Wade and the Las Vegas shooting
@@wendyscott9521 yeah and the dallas one
Battle of Antietam Out numbers Pearl harbor and 9/11 as Americas deadliest day. By its end, more than 23,000 soldiers had been killed or wounded.
And also the day Justin Bieber was allowed to cross the border. I tried to tell 'em they were walling the wrong side.
@@rafetizer lol
Can I just say I really appreciate how you seem like you're actually genuinely interested in learning about the US and the world, but with the US in particular I feel like a lot of people judge without really taking the time to really educate themselves on the topic. So yeah, props to you really like the channel.
Reacting to the battle of midway
The midway movie was one of my favorites of all time
Why not react all the way?
@@controlZchannel lol
@@wrestlingman29 the new movie or the older midway movie?
Pearl Habor 2: The Union Strikes Back
The next day my grandpa as well as many other Americans would enlist. He was there during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Yep. My grandfather dropped out of high school and joined the Navy.
@@rocknroller77 Do you know the name of his ship? I've found some of my dad's crewmates online, would give anything of he was still alive and able to go online and do that, but he died in '90. At least i was able to, and talking to some of them was priceless, to me.
Mine too. My grandfather went into the Army Air Corps and flew C-47s. He dropped ammo and support weapons into heavy combat on Guadalcanal and Kwajalein. Then he got assigned to the 317th "Jungle Skippers" and flew paratroopers into the Philippines.
My great grandfather was in pearl harbor. He luckily survived. Your grandfather was brave for his service.
After personally visiting Pearl Harbor almost 53 years later to the day of the attack it solidified my decision to join. I think it also did for many others. This was a day that truly changed America as we know it.
The uss Arizona memorial is another great look.
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My grandparents blessed me with the chance of going and it’s insane. So sad. But the ship still leaks oil, I hate the thought of the soldiers still trapped inside. 😕
@@kalilanham6933 yeah it's pretty sad
I was there last year, what a powerful experience
Fun fact, my great grandfather, Franklin VanValkenburgh was the captain of that ship when it went down. Ive always wanted to go visit
Japan: we did it!
Germany: did what?
Japan: oh yeah we attacked america's pacific fleet
Germany: germany.exe has stopped working
Germany: "Bruh, you did WHAT!?"
The 79th anniversary on December 7th is rapidly approaching. May the brave souls that were lost that day Rest In Peace.
USS Enterprise. Most decorated ship of WW2. Also know as the "Lucky E" and "Grey Ghost". Served in almost every single major battle in the Pacific.
After the war it was cut up and sold as scrap metal because fund raising efforts to preserve it as a memorial failed. Shame.
And 3 other nicknames like Big e ,ent-6 the ghallopping ghost
Glad you enjoyed this one, he only has a few vids but they're all top quality. I'll go with a few others and suggest the battle of midway
Should watch them in order. The Battle of the Coral Sea 1942 and then the 3 parts of The Battle of Midway. Won't really understand the situation of Midway until you learn about the outcome of Coral Sea.
Yeah, I thought of Midway 1st, but might as well do them in order.
@@Fridge56Vet Midway is certainly the most famous Naval battle but too many times The Battle of the Coral Sea gets overlooked. Coral Sea was very important in it's own right. For example if it wasn't for Coral Sea then the Americans would have been facing all six Main Carriers in the Kido Butai instead of only 4.
@@stonewall01 Agreed. The Japanese also wouldn't have thought the Yorktown sunk. I hope the author continues onward with other major Pacific engagements, too. Looks like it could be awhile if so, but worth it given the detail and research that goes into them.
I hope he doesn't read these spoilers.... 😁
No, this was Japan going all out to attack the US to advance their goals. Also Kamikazes were once Japan realized they were screwed and losing the war.
"Before we're through with them, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!"- William F Halsey's response after seeing the wreckage at Pearl Harbor
It's crazy to think that same comment in 2020 would cost him his career and retirement benefits. Hell, he'd probably be sentenced to jail time for hate speech. The times have certainly changed...
@@kingbrutusxxvi yah sadly it has but in America we haven't arrested people yet for it unless if they committed a crime for a racial reason but the rest of the world is fucked we are the last defense of freedom of speech around the world
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Spoken? Maybe not. Posted on social media, Yeah, probably.
@@kingbrutusxxvi as well it should be. No reason genocide should be congratulated. I'm sure it sounds real cavalier and cowboy to say whatever you want but people WILL respond with that same energy. So what, now everyone should live in a constant state of attack? Figuratively and literally?
@@TXejas19 After a literal attack? In an undeclared war? Absolutely. screw em.
Something the video doesn't mention is that the U.S. Navy's response was incredible when you consider: 1) We were not actually in any war so this was truly an act of unprovoked terrorism, and 2) the attack was on a Sunday morning when most personnel were either going to church or sleeping off Saturday night's parties. There were minimal crews working so, when the attack started, most of the ships crews and auxiliary personnel had to get to the bases and try to put up some defense. Amazing they did what they did.
I am a Navy Veteran. I have never been to Pearl but it is at the top of my bucket list to go and pay my respects to my shipmates from the past. SO Humbled!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏
Thank you for your service Holly 🥰
@@twinanigans9097 aww thank you 😊
35 or so years after the attack at Pearl Harbor, I was stationed aboard a ship home-ported there. I vividly remember ship's company rendering honors to the Arizona when we'd pass; visiting the Arizona Memorial, looking down and seeing the wreck, knowing that it was the tomb for so many sailors. But, also had the chance to visit the Peace Memorials in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which really brought home the futility and inhumanity of war.
As for the aerial photographs, they'd be used to gauge how successful a mission had been, and to get an idea which targets had been hit. The clip of the Arizona explosion was pure chance...the doctor or dentist just happened to have his personal movie-camera pointed in the right direction at the right time.
I visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in 1987. Over 55 years later you could still see small oil bubbles from the underwater wreck occasionally break the surface of the otherwise pristine blue oceanic lagoon every few seconds. Even as a 12 year-old child I was moved to tears seeing the direct evidence of the reality of the sacrifice these men made for my freedom. Never forget.
She's still leaking to this day
There were soldiers sleeping on those ships dreaming of being home for Christmas and instead they woke up to this
Sailors and Marines, not Soldiers.
Quite a long time ago I met someone who was actually at Pearl Harbor. He was telling me how that was a major turning point for American military. He said up to that point we were basically a “ regular business hours” military. And after Pearl Harbor we’ve been watching everything 24 hours a day seven days a week. And it’s been that way since.
The photo's were taken by the Japanese, it was to document the event and use for data of the attack and propaganda.
Really glad you did this particular one. This guy's 3-Part Battle of Midway series is top-notch and very in-depth. Worth your time.
There are several buildings on Hickam Air Force base (which is connected to Pearl) that still have bullet holes in them, they never fixed them. It makes it very real to see that in person.
I recommend you to watch the movie “Midway”. You get a good perspective of the Japanese and the Americans during the war and many facts about the war. First time I saw the movie, they recreated the attack on Pearl Harbor and the battle of Midway.
I think it's better to watch more factual and educational videos than Hollywood, but i don't doubt it would be entertaining
Very good movie
Its an awesome movie !!!
@@lsuperior The movie gets most details surprisingly right. I remember reading a review that mocked the scene where a damaged American bomber attempted and failed to collide with Akagi's control tower, as if the movie was suggesting that Americans were "pioneering" the kamikaze tactic ahead of the Japanese. Thing is, that actually, literally did happen in real life. To cite one of many little historical tidbits that the movie included.
@@Epistolary8 I ain't knocking the movie, to be honest as long as he stays away from infographics show and does more videos like this then i can't complain. Far to often react channels turn in to american power-fantasy circle-jerk channels. That's why i respect luke so much for not pandering to the lowest common denominator
My great-grandfather was an aerial photographer for the Navy, flying on long missions taking scout photographs. He and his family, my great-grandmother and my grandma, were living in Hawaii stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attacks. My grandmother was 3 and still remembers it. My Great-grandpa had a whole adventure trying to ferry from one side of the island to another on a PT boat while the bombers were swooping down above.
Pearl Harbor is just one of those truly iconic American moments. It was a ruinous victory, but Americans have a habit of turning defeats into rallying cries (See also: The Alamo).
The Battle of the Coral Sea and Midway series from this channel are some of the best on TH-cam.
Perfect example of "History is stranger than fiction".
A lot of stories are sad and tragic from Pearl Harbor but one that is inspirational is that of a sailor, Doris Miller, who worked as a cook on one of the ships. He attended to wounded and even helped the captain of the ship. Then, after helping the captain, he manned anti aircraft guns without having any training. He was the first black American awarded the Navy Cross, the second highest honor in the Navy for his actions during the attack. He was a genuine hero.
That is an amazing story, saw it on History channel back when they were worth watching.
Some building still have bullet holes from the japanese planes. My dad used to point them out when we were stationed at Pearl Harbor.
I lived in Hawaii for 7 years. I was the admin officer for the local U.S. Naval Sea Cadet unit. We visited the Arizona numerous times. When you visit the Arizona Memorial, you can still see diesel oil pop to the surface and creat an oil slick on the surface above the submerged hulk. The lost sailors aboard remain entombed in the ship. Although submerged, and utterly destroyed, the ship remains commissioned serving as a reminder to never forget and a memorial. Many people do not know that it was Elvis Presley that provided $500,000 to build the memorial that sits above the USS Arizona.
The Arizona did NOT split in half, her hull is still in one piece.
but the hull did rupture, basically a giant step towards splitting in half, like a giant crack in the hull.
@level 5 At the front is a huge crack, it came from the force when the 16.1 shell bomb went of(it was turned from a nagato shell to a bomb)
I have known people who were at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. My mother's oldest brother was in the Army at the time and was stationed at Schofield Barracks just 18 miles from Pearl Harbor. It was right across the road from Wheeler Army Airfield.
My father's friend was a naval aviator aboard the USS Nevada and survived the attack (I presume he was one of the float plane pilots). He was later a pilot aboard a carrier and died in the battle of the Philippine Sea. Sadly, I don't remember his name --- the story was told to me nearly 50 years ago
Hey Luka,
There is a series called Band of Brothers that is super well produced and informational about WWII and, more specifically, about the 101st Airborne. It is 10 episodes about 1 hour each so maybe you could break each episode into two videos but I would love to hear your perspective on way they re-enact the history and just the historical content.
The best dramatic presentation of this attack is _Tora, Tora, Tora_ . It just tells the story without the unnecessary melodrama often found in other similar movies.
the only true inaccuracies ive seen in tora tora tora, were the cross on the hill, which is a memorial to pearl harbor and the sailors that died, and the end scene where yamamoto says "i fear we have awoken a sleeping giant"
When I went to Pear Harbor, we went to the memorial. From there you can see oil still leaking from the sunken ships. They say that the oil will stop once the last Pearl Harbor survivor passes away.
Whoa...they need to clean up that oil
@@amityblight143 i feel they wouldve if they could, but its crazy how it might be hard to get to the oil tanks in those sunken ships that got blown up. the cost to clean up the oil afterwards is probably much cheaper then going in and fixing it.
Amazing! I confess I didn't know many of the details about Pearl Harbor. Thanks for this. The phrase 'awaken a sleeping giant' rings so true!
React to Battle of Midway if your interested
or the movie MIdway was good
Yeah, he should do the battle of Midway next. Four of those six Japanese carriers from Pearl Harbor get wiped out in one day.
@@brianlanning836 3 of them in a span of ten minutes.
My grandfather was 16 and working at Pearl Harbor that day. Near the end of his life, he finally told us the stories from that day and the aftermath including being a part of the crews that worked to cut open the capsized Oklahoma to rescue those trapped inside; a task that took more than 24 hours to achieve. The only time in my life I saw strong emotions out of him.
I had learned so much about that day while I was growing up because of my family's connection to it and I never saw that video of the Arizona exploding before I saw this video. But I will say that Montemeyor's video is by far the most in depth video on this. It's researched so well, told really well, and the visuals are outstanding. The rest of his videos are just as well done; he spends a long time making his videos and it shows. I greatly recommend the 3 part video series on the Battle of Midway. The best telling of that battle I've ever seen as well.
Great video! I'd definitely watch more of you reacting to these types of videos.
All of Montemayor's videos are great. I would love to see your reactions to his Coral Sea video and Midway videos.
I remember seeing the footage of the battleship blowing up from the first medal of honor game. I remember my mom taking care of a man at the convalescent she worked at that was 19 jogging on the beaches when the Japanese started flying in.
You should react to the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Showing how lots of the battleships were able to be refloated, repaired, and got their revenge on the Japanese at the battle of Leyte Gulf.
In the Broadway musical Carousel (and film) death was a important theme. After the war there were many widows without husbands, and mothers and sisters without sons and brothers. Rogers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma revealed America's positive can do attitude, Carousel revealed dealing with death... You never walk alone... Two of the greatest musicals....
There’s actually a lot more video footage of Pearl Harbor, and a ton of WWII footage - even in color. Portable film cameras were a thing back then.
My dad was stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1964, I remember being there, and some of the buildings still had bullet holes in them.
One of the hangars has still bullet holes in the Windows
I suggest Drachinifel if you want a more indepth video on these topics. He just released on how those warships were saved and American damage control.
Accurate video. And that phrase, "Awaken a sleeping giant," is still used often. There's America as a Government, America as a Military Giant, and then there's America as a people. Each are an integral part of one another, and represent different facets of who/what America is. Of the three, American Military is the scariest and globally, the most prevalent.
The battle of midway is very iconic, had a lot of interesting moments
It's hard not to feel overwhelmed by these types of historical films. WW2 recordings have always gotten to me.
1177 men died on the Arizona alone. The saddest part was that the officers and more experienced men tended to have lodgings ashore so the majority of the men lost here were young recruits some as young as 17 years old.
Negative the saddest part was most of the crew were brothers
@@josephvasta2951 not sure where you got that from. There were a large number of brothers on board as well as a father and son but that still only constituted 23 sets of brothers. Most of the sailors on board were not related.
The picture of the the big plume of smoke with the weird structures in was the USS Arizona. The picture was taken moments after the explosion that sent the ship to the bottom of the harbor.
To really see what happened, watch: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" That is very accurate. It was early morning on Sunday. It was the kick in the a$$ that we needed to join the war.
The US was well on its way to war, anyway. Japan's conquest in the Pacific had the US preparing for war in case of a clash. As for Germany, they were quickly running out of precious resources after they foolishly took on the Soviet Union...in truth, it was a war that neither Japan nor Germany (or Italy, which was mostly useless) could win because neither was self sufficient.
In any case, the US had been supplying the Allies with weapons, food, clothes and infrastructure for a long time at that point via Lend Lease. The US had given the Allies everything but manpower (and even then, the US had already lost men in the Merchant Marines before war was declared because U-boats had taken some down).
@@sj4iy Much of the U.S. still had an isolationist mindset. It would have been difficult for FDR to get a declaration of war from congress without being attacked first.
@@sj4iy The U.S. Navy had already lost two destroyers and crews to the U-boat torpedoes in the Battle of the Atlantic before the attack upon Pearl Harbor. The Japanese in earlier years had also sunk the USS PANAY on 12 December 1937.
@@richardstephens5570 FDR was surreptitiously trying to keep the United States out of the war while publicly appearing to support the Allies. It was not until the period of February 1941 to July 1941 that FDR could be persuaded by his military leaders and the U.S. diplomatic and military intelligence services that Japan was determined to attack the United States, Britain, and Netherlands within the coming year and thereby bring the United States into the war despite FDR's efforts to remain a neutral power.
You should look more into the specifics of the battleships here too. The Oklahoma and Arizona have a tone of stories about the crew mates on them that day. Also the Missouri is widely talked about because its were the peace treaty between Japan and America was signed. It's now used as a museum in pearl harbor and is really cool to visit.
Just to clarify due to slightly poor phrasing above (assuming it was unintentional). The USS Missouri wasn't launched until January 1944... She wasn't present at Pearl Harbor. She was in Brooklyn Naval Yard on December 7, 1941 still being built.
The USS Oklahoma and USS Arizona were at Pearl Harbor though, as seen in the video.
I'm glad you found montemayor's youtube channel and I hope you will look at their series on the battle of Midway
Edit: The battle of the Coral Sea actually takes place before Midway so if you are really interested I suggest you react to that first
Thank you for reacting to this. I have never seen a better illustration of the Battle of Pearl Harbor.
He also has really great vids on Coral Sea and Midway.
Cinema developed in 1913, so, it should be no surprise that by 1941 there was footage with audio.
There are many studio movies about Pearl Harbor, plus ALLOT of documentaries & books.
As you & most of the world probably know, we don't mind being verbally fucked with, but when things get physical, the majorities' attitude immediately goes to "bring it on". The main problem with foreign attackers is that they don't understand the culture of the U.S. Most of the military consists of suburban people, who almost have to live under constant self protection, with allot of people only having, somewhat distant, neighbors to turn to, until the police, or others, get to them. Plus, hunting & target practice are very popular & common. Almost every popular sport requires "fighting" & a ruthless attitude with team spirit to win. Also, in suburbs, hard physical labor is almost all there is for jobs. Some harder, fast paced jobs, are quite similar to being in the military. Noisy with tough supervisors & hard bosses.
"I fear we have woken a sleeping giant, and filled it with terrible resolve."
The surprise was so complete, the ammunition lockers on many ships were locked, preventing any notable return fire. Sailors were using tools to rip locker doors off just to be able ble to fire back. Also, the Arizona actually managed to get under way, as the Nevada did. Thd others never got steam up.
"Midway from the Japanese Perspective" also by Montemayor is even better.
Definitely good, even if it's in two parts.
Many of the pictures you were asking about was taken from the gunnery cameras on the attacking planes. Such cameras were mounted to help confirm hits and help future pilots improve their own attacks.
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." ~ Isoroku Yamamoto. Kamikaze's, or "Divine Wind" were volunteer suicide bombers that the Japanese used late in the war.
Fifteen months later, Yamamoto would be nothing more than a blazing hole in the ground on Bougainville island. One of the great special ops missions of the war to assassinate Japan's great naval leader.
Its a myth so its not true
@@sander6438 true, there is no written evidence that he said it, but it’s often attributed to him. But what is without doubt is that he got his ass handed to him 15 months later as @nealb said.
if you go to the pearl harbor memorial you can look right down into the uss airzona which is still there, you can even still see oil on the surface of the water
Props to Dr. Hawkinson for taking the video while on a ship.
My grandpa was on the USS California, we grow up hearing about it. After they drained the ship before pulling it in dry dock for repair my grandpa was one of the men that had to go below deck and bring out the crew that were stuck beneath deck when it sunk.
Kamikazes came much later in the war, when U.S. forces were getting close to the Japanese main islands. The use of kamikazes was a desperation tactic used by the Japanese military hierarchy as a last-ditch effort to slow/stop the advancing fleet.
The video of the Arizona explosion was taken aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace. The man that shot the video, Eric Haakenson, said he just happened to pan the camera toward Battleship Row moment’s before the explosion.
A lot of those sailors were about your age. My dad enlisted at 17, lied about age. And served in the pacific on a troop carrier.
My grandfather was on the USS Ward. He was the Sight Setter on gun 3, which sunk a midget submarine as it was trying to sneak in to the harbor behind a ship between the ship and the net. If you look up the USS Ward in Pearl Harbor, you'll see the crew. There is one picture of all of the crew, who were all from St Paul, Minnesota, standing around the gun. You can see my Grandfather, Karl Lasch, standing closest to the gun on the right side of it when you're looking at the picture. He has a radio in his hands up to his ear, it almost looks like a really ole cell phone. LOL! I have and will always be very proud of him. They were trying to say that they never sunk the midget sub that morning, but ended up finding it in 2002. The gun from that ship is up by the state capitol, in St Paul. We take our family pictures up there and have my mom sit exactly where her father sat that morning. I grew up hearing stories about that day. The USS Ward was supposed to be docked that day, and would've been right where the USS Arizona went down, but the Arizona was in for repairs. If it was, I wouldn't exist. I read an interview from the day they came back, they were waiting for the train from New York to come in, my grandmother was on that train. She was an Army nurse, and luckily was not stationed in Pearl Harbor. In the interview though, they were talking about waiting for their loved ones to get there, and were asking how the local sports teams were doing and how they would love to just sit back and watch a game. It was very scary time for them and all involved. I believe there are still 1,177 bodies still trapped in the USS Arizona. It's heartbreaking to think about, and all the lives that were lost that day. Just thought I'd give you a little more info on what happened that day. I am surprised that they didn't bring that up in the video that you were just watching. But you could always react to the USS Ward at the Pearl Harbor attack too. I don't know a specific video for it, there are a lot, so it should be easy to find one. Great job on this! I actually have pictures from my grandfather from that day too.
The sailors that died were your age. They were just young adults, in their 20s.
I had a teacher in the 6th grade, who I’m still in contact with to this day (I’m 30 now.) and her father was on the USS Nevada during Pearl Harbor. His name was Woody Derby and he just recently passed away actually, earlier this year. He was over 100 years old, just incredible.
React to the opening scene of saving private Ryan or the whole movie, only if you can handle it. It shows just a blink of war.
Gun cameras in fighter planes go as far back as the 1920s and were used to keep accurate kill scores for pilots in battle. The camera works by synchronizing with the machine gun taking pictures whenever it fires. This mechanism allows planes that return to study footage of enemy evasion tactics and to accurately track kills awarded to the pilots.
The gun camera isn’t a device that will save any lives in the heat of battle, but studying it for long term use to learn from your enemy and successes it key to continuous victories.
FDR: "December 7, 1941...a date which will live in infamy..."
Thank God the US had such a tremendous leader. Who, by the way, was nearly wheelchair bound...
He had five martini lunches and chain smoked too. That's Old School.
not nearly...he only stood on very few occasions. He wasn't always considered the great leader during his administration but History has definitely judged him to be one of the greatest. We sure could use a leader of his caliber today.
@@Hummingbird-yu3kt Actually, yes, he was. THAT is why his statue in DC depicts him in a wheelchair. Perhaps you should read a history book.... www.businessinsider.com/how-fdr-hid-his-paralysis-from-american-public-even-while-campaigning-2019-4
In the first photo, yes, those were ships, battleships, in fact. The ship in the foreground was the USS Arizona
A big thing you should know is that Hawaii was not a state until 1959. Hawaii at the time was like Guam today (US territory).
And Hawaii never should have been apart of America
@@ceruleanprince7139 I'm not informed enough to know why or why not Hawaii should not have been apart of America. Would it be similar to how Puerto Rico is a territory and the US can go in to manage the country since they acquired it from Spain.
@@jo-nathan6154 yes, except Hawaii was fully recognized as independent (becoming the first non European nation to join the family of nations in the 1800’s). Hawaii was a constitutional monarchy, then American business men threatened the king into singing away most of his executive authority to the parliament. The next queen of Hawaii tried to restore the power of the monarchy because she saw the Hawaiians being taken advantaged of. Legislation saw that she would not stop and convinced the US military to send troops to force her into submission and eventual annexation
@@jo-nathan6154 president Cleveland attempted to restore the queen because the American intervention was entirely illegal, however, he had just weeks before Election Day and was voted out of office. The next president was McKinley who was extremely imperialistic.
@@ceruleanprince7139 wait why did president Cleveland wait til his term was almost over
My father, who recently passed was a sailor on the USS Perry, which managed to sink a small sub as well as get out of the harbor. He said the bullets were falling on the water like rain.
After this one you should react to The Battle of the Coral Sea and then The Battle of Midway Parts 1, 2, and 3 from the same channel!
The Kamikaze's were a late war situation. Particularly during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
i grew up in fredericksburg texas its claim to fame is being the home town of fleet amdrl nimitz who was the commander of the pacific fleet. there is a great WWII museum there that focuses mostly on the pacific campaign, it is also the only place where you can see a piece of the arizona outside of pearl harbor.
My Grandpa dropped out of high school, lied about his age and joined the US Navy at age 16 because of this event.
The ship you see burning there was the USS Arizona, one of eight battleships at anchor in Pearl Harbor that day.
“A Date that Will Live in Infamy.”
In WWII 350 planes would be considered small as each one carried only a single bomb or a single torpedo and if you hit half of what you aimed at you would be hitting more than double what was expected
You should watch the movies "Midway" and "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
12:30 Those building still exist. The building you see behind the ships is now used as a training building and still has bullet holes in the walls.
4:55 I'm pretty sure it was normal to attack with so many since stuff wasn't as accurate back then.
I had the chance to go to the Arizona Memorial. (If you ever go, things to keep in mind: they do not pre-sell tickets, or give tickets to groups. You get in line yourself and get your own timed ticket for that day, so go early. They also do not charge an entry fee)
There's a museum area where you can wait for your time to board to the actual Memorial. (Bring tissues) One story stayed with me more than the rest (it's been more than a decade, so pardon any mistakes in my memory)
One of the entertainments was a "battle of the bands". Each weekend, 2 ships' bands would compete, and at the end, there was a trophy for the winning band.
Not a single member of the Arizona's band made it off the ship. All of the other bands decided unanimously that they were the ones who deserved the trophy.
Fun fact, only 3 of the 18 ships that were involved in the attack were beyond repair
My grandfather was there for the pearl harbor attack and in 05 I was stationed at Schofield barracks Hawaii. Schofield was attacked on the way to the harbor I lived in ww2 barracks that still had bullet holes in them from the fly by.
Yeah you definitely have to react to the battle of midway
Photo recon went on even during battle - this allows for analysis of the effectiveness of your bombing.
Many photos were shot from ships not directly under attack, and from the surrounding areas - since the harbor is ringed by rising ground.
An early Sunday morning, in peacetime - the Japanese did not declare war until after the attack.
I suggest you visit the Naval Historian "Drachinifel" here on TH-cam - he's doing a detailed discussion of the Salvage of the ships at Pearl Harbor.
Also, I am expecting much from the World War 2 channel, they will be doing a program on Pearl Harbor coming out December 7th.
There were some great speeches made by Winston Churchill during World War 2,
but the speech that embodies the reaction of the United States to this attack - was made by Franklin Roosevelt,
while asking Congress to declare war on Japan on December 8th.
It also is available here on TH-cam.
react to 9/11 - Before, During and After (sensitive footage).
For History.
The attack came early on a Sunday Morning. Most of the sailors who died were still asleep in their bunks onboard the ships.
The picture were taken from houses on the hill overlooking the Harbor.
There were moving pictures taken during the attack as well. One in color.
If you look, I'm sure you can find them.
Me: *An Azur Lane fan*
Also Me: Sees all the ships and planes that are in the game* YES!
My Dad's brother, Joe, was on the Oklahoma. He became ill and it was too severe to remain onboard the ship's hospital. He was transferred to the shore hospital the day before the attack. He became a pilot in the Pacific theater. He never talked about the war.