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Most historians find it difficult to imagine a more effective way for Japan to have sealed her own doom than the attack on Pearl Harbor. Had she proceeded with her plans in Southeast Asia and China, using her alliance with Mussolini and Hitler skillfully, she might have accomplished most of her immediate aims. Given the isolationist mood of the time, it is not at all certain that the United States would have countered with an effective military effort. Japan might have succeeded by making a few diplomatic concessions without a gun. being fired. At worst, the possibility was good that, considering America's primary concern with the outcome of the war in Europe, a long stalemated war in the Pacific might have resulted in a negotiated settlement favorable to Japan.

In sum, the Japanese won a battle at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and lost a war.

Citation :	David M. Armstrong, "Pearl Harbor: An Eyewitness Account," American History Illustrated , August 1974, David M. Armstrong Papers.
Location :	East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Special Collections, Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 USA
Call Number :	David M. Armstrong Papers #555.1.g.    Display Collection Guide

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