What Halsey Really Did Might After Tokyo Publicly Announced It Sank 11 American Carriers
On October 16, 1944, Imperial Radio in Tokyo announced a stunning victory. Eleven American aircraft carriers had been destroyed, along with two battleships and three cruisers, in the Philippine Sea. Emperor Hirohito sent personal congratulations to the airmen responsible. In a nation starving after seven years of war, people wept in the streets with relief. … Read more