Pearl Harbor The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor: the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor for 9-12-year-olds December 7, 1941, is a date that changed the course of history when Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was the home of the United States Pacific Fleet, which Japan saw as an obstacle to their goal of building a vast empire stretching across the Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia. The attack on Pearl Harbor was an attempt to destroy American warships so that the Japanese Navy could take control of the Pacific region. Although the attack on Pearl Harbor saw many American ships destroyed and hundreds of lives lost, it also brought the most powerful country in the world into World War Two - a war that would end with the defeat of Japan four years later. Michael Grant brings you the story of Pearl Harbor for young people aged 9-12 - why it happened, the secret Japanese plan, and the attack itself that caught the United States completely off guard. Chapters: Japanese Aggression | The Plan | Pilots & Airplanes | Pearl Harbor - Vulnerable & Exposed | The Secret Voyage | The Attack on Pearl Harbor | America at War | Victory