[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Not to pick nits, but Pearl Harbor was not part of the US at the time."

It was not a state, but it has been a territory of the U.S. since 1898.

[cuban leaf]

—It was not a state, but it has been a territory of the U.S. since 1898.—

Like Puerto Rico or Guam today, an attack on Pearl Harbor was not the same as an attack on one of the actual states. I’m sure the locals around the attacked area would have strong feelings about what happened, but still...

[LS]

Let me suggest another book, although it has been out of print for a couple of years, my own “America’s Victories: Why the U.S. Wins Wars.”