Kings and Generals

Australia's Pearl Harbor (2022x151)

Air date: Sep 15, 2022

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. The Imperial Japanese Navy shocked the world when it consolidated most of its aircraft carriers into a striking force in 1941 and surprise-attacked Pearl Harbor. Something that is not as well known is that the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor would be replicated against Darwin, Australia by most of the same warships and aviators. This was the dawn of the aircraft carrier as the pinnacle of modern warfare, and the IJN were making full use of their carrier fleet. Out of all their carriers to rain terror upon the allies, one began the war as a flagship. This episode is about the IJN carrier Akagi and Australia's Pearl Harbor.