Pearl Harbor: The Accused

This movie/documentary is so unfactful from the beginning, stating that this was the second largest attack ever on us soil losing just over 2,000 military. HELLO!!! That is untrue. You lost the war of 1812 with Canada, loosing OVER 15,000 men on us soil! Get your facts correct, especially on a documentary. We Canadians won that battle and burned down the white house. HOW QUICKLY THAT IS FORGOTTEN!!

It's good at telling the events that unfolded, fails to mention an Australian was the first to crack the Japanese code. Then again some Americans, especially Hollywood, think they cracked enigma. The question it raises is if there was a deliberate decision to allow this attack by the politicians and high command. There's no doubt that FDR thought war was necessary but the US people wouldn't support it. At the time of these events he had already started lend - lease shipments to Britain. US naval ships escorted them as far as Iceland with instructions to retaliate against any submarine attack. Then with economic sanctions and oil embargo against Japan, it was simply a matter of time. As for would they allow this massacre for justification, absolutely not. You'd want everything ready to repulse and destroy your attackers, you have a war caused by them attacking you. It was usual incompetence of all the higher up. If you really want to start conspiracy theory, ask where were the carriers, what was their escort and what were they doing anyway.

Actually, in 1812 Canada was British

It was the British who burned the White House down

Furthermore, the British forces were launched from bases in Bermuda

The attacks on the East Coast of the America, including Washington, were intended to draw American forces away from the Canadian frontier.

I have not watched all of the documentary but it's OK.

I just felt that I needed to correct the previous reviewer

After all, s/he was saying that this documentary was factually incorrect.

Which is a shame when s/he was also factually incorrect.

Having read and watched so many accounts of Pearl Harbour - both fiction and non-fiction - I was particularly impressed with this account. Yes, it exonerates Admiral Kimmel, who was unfairly and unjustly accused. Not only that, but when all the facts became known, he was not given the recognition and formal exoneration from the highest levels of the U.S. Government. To a Naval Officer such as Admiral Kimmel, to have his honour challenged, is a fate worse than death. I have great admiration for his grandson, and for the documentary makers, for their honest, heartfelt and brilliant telling of a story that is important to know. A nation that fails to understand its history is condemned to repeat it. The movie was riveting - with original footage that I had never seen before - and the performances in it that were letter-perfect. I would highly recommend this to anyone who cares about historical accuracy. It should be must-see in high schools and universities.

UK classified docs confirm this that Japanese in Hawaii sent the info 2 Japan & they used it ... 2 bad the Admirals grand/sons haven't seen & or had access 2 the UK published materials but they prolly never thought 2 go there 2 try & get info but if that is classified still, the Book the Man called Intrepid was based on similar classified UK materials so how much more has never been seen by the public if they can hide such simple info, what else have/are they hidin like what really went on in Antarctica when the US Admiral tried 2 check things out down there & got chased off missin a ship & a couple planes etc ...