Tag: Tora Tora Tora

• TORA…TORA…TORA…

  “Tora, tora, tora,” was the code for the successful surprise attack. There was a saying in Japan that, “A tora (tiger) goes out 1,000 ri (2000 miles) and returns without fail.” Even before the first bomb fell, the Japanese knew that the surprise attack was successful: “Tora… Tora… Tora…” The first wave of Japanese bombers…

  SCLMRose

  8 Apr 2013

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  Pearl Harbor, Tora Tora Tora, World War II