through history, man always seems to be at war. In some cases he is the attacker, in others the defender. In both cases, these wars are broken down into two basic elements, the battles that are fought and the individuals who fight them. The elements conflict, courage, fear, cowardice, heroism, victory, and defeat make up the exploits of war we record in our history books. This paper will deal with war, more specifically, a special exploit within one of the most significant wars ever experienced.
World War II involved millions of fighting men around the world. In Europe, Hitler and Germany were the enemy. In the Far East, Japan was the enemy. To America, Japan was probably more hated since they brought us into the war with the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
This assault on Pearl Harbor infuriated President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and he urged his military planners to find a way to bomb Japan. He wanted to bring home to Japan some meaning of war, and that they did. The first......
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