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SUMMARY:World at War Forum
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DESCRIPTION:The World at War Forum\, in partnership with the Library\, pre
 sents their inaugural meeting. Join us for a lecture and discussion about 
 the attack on Pearl Harbor presented by Frank O'Grady..\nhttps://westlakel
 ibrary.libnet.info/event/5565431
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>&ldquo\;Air Raid Pearl Harbor. This is no 
 drill.&rdquo\; This message flashed out over US Navy air waves 80 years ag
 o on December 7\, 1941. &ldquo\;A Day of Infamy&rdquo\; as famously labele
 d by President Franklin Roosevelt a day later when he addressed Congress a
 nd asked them to declare war on the Empire of Japan. Join The World at War
  Forum\, a group of local amateur historians and folks interested in histo
 rical events\, to examine this watershed event in American history. There 
 will be a presentation on the attack and aftermath including investigation
 s\, conspiracy theories\, and our evolving understanding of what happened 
 and its impact. Twenty-first century analysis and scholarship will be shar
 ed along with a tribute to Admiral Kidd\, a Cleveland native\, killed on t
 he USS Arizona in the opening minutes of the attack.</p>\n<p>Questions to 
 be asked and maybe answered include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Was the Japanese attac
 k really brilliantly planned and executed?</li>\n<li>Were Admiral Kimmel a
 nd General Short responsible or scapegoats?</li>\n<li>Did FDR know the att
 ack was coming?</li>\n<li>Did the Japanese blunder in not making a third a
 ttack to take out the oil tanks?</li>\n<li>How timely was the US response 
 and how effective was it?</li>\n<li>Which movie got it right? <a href="htt
 ps://discover.westlakelibrary.org/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=T
 ITLE%3Dtora+tora+tora&amp\;qu=AUTHOR%3DFleischer&amp\;h=1" target="_blank"
  rel="noopener">Tora\, Tora\, Tora</a> or the Ben Affleck 2001 <a href="ht
 tps://discover.westlakelibrary.org/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=
 TITLE%3Dpearl+harbor+&amp\;qu=AUTHOR%3DAffleck+&amp\;h=1" target="_blank" 
 rel="noopener">Pearl Harbor</a> movie?</li>\n<li>&ldquo\;What If &hellip\;
 ?&rdquo\; you fill in the blank!</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If you want to know more 
 about this event or you have a particular theory you want to advance\, com
 e on out for what will be a spirited program as audience involvement and p
 articipation will be encouraged.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>The World At War 
 Forum</strong> is a group of local people interested in the history of the
  first fifty years of the twentieth century and the cataclysmic World Wars
  and associated events that helped shape our current world. Following meet
 ings will discuss a range of topics about both World War I and World War I
 I\, and other events encompassing the years generally from 1900 to 1950. M
 ore information about the World at War Forum by emailing <a href="mailto:w
 awfsp@gmail.com">wawfsp@gmail.com</a>. At this time the Westlake Porter Pu
 blic Library is requiring that masks be worn while attending in person eve
 nts in meeting rooms.</p>\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info/event/55654
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