Episode 231-Tora, Tora, Tora, The Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Posted On October 15, 2018

The first air wave of attacking Japanese warplanes reaches Oahu, on their way to Pearl Harbor. But before they reach Battleship Row, several civilian planes offer the excited pilots a chance to score their first kills. The locals and US Military personnel on the ground can’t believe their eyes. They assume, it’s the most life like war game ever put on by the Army and Navy Brass.

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The History of WWII Podcast is produced and narated by Ray Harris Jr. Ray has a degree in history from James Madison University.

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