USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The entire attack took only one hour and 15 minutes. Captain Mitsuo Fuchida sent the code message, “Tora, Tora, Tora, ” to the Japanese fleet after flying over Oahu to indicate the Americans had been caught by surprise.

Detailed explanation-2: -The coded Winds message was reported from Hong Kong, late on Sunday 7 December local time. The signal was “higashi no kaze, ame; nishi no kaze, hare” ("Easterly wind, rain; Westerly wind, fine"); meaning that Japan was about to declare war on Britain and America (and attacked British Malaya before Hawaii).

Detailed explanation-3: -Few people may now remember the name Mitsuo Fuchida (1902-1976). But the radio code he sent 80 years ago, “Tora tora tora” (Surprise attack successful), remains broadly known.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Tora, Tora, Tora” was the Japanese code to begin the attack on Pearl Harbor. “Tora” is a Japanese word meaning “tiger, ” but the full phrase is considered an abbreviation for totsugeki raigeki, which means “lightning attack.” Tora!