As Britain stood alone in the fight against Nazi Germany, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was desperate for military support from the US, which was outwardly committed to peace. Pearl Harbor also changed the course of the war at home. Now, new research reveals what Washington knew prior to the attack and uncovers a crucial dossier that could have prevented it. With his career in ruins, Kimmel became a broken man. An investigation ordered by President Roosevelt found Admiral Husband Kimmel, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, guilty of dereliction of duty. Within the space of two hours, the devastating assault by Japanese forces left nearly 2500 people dead and 19 ships destroyed or damaged. This Secret History documentary from 2016 reveals new insight into what Washington knew before the attack, and whether Churchill and Roosevelt conspired to allow it to happen. Even seventy-five years on from the attack on Pearl Harbor, questions remained about how the world’s most powerful nation was caught by surprise.
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