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America responded with overwhelming force that annihilated Imperial Japan, Nazi German war machines in less than four years<\/em><\/p>\n By Kerry J. Byrne<\/strong><\/p>\n Imperial Japan launched a devastating Sunday morning surprise attack on the U.S. Navy and other military assets at Pearl Harbor, rousing a “sleeping giant” and thrusting an enraged America into World War II, on this day in history, Dec. 7, 1941.<\/p>\n “For nearly two hours, Japanese firepower rained down upon American ships and servicemen,” reports the National World War II Museum. <\/p>\n The savage raid by aircraft carrier-borne warplanes sunk or damaged 21 U.S. warships \u2014 including the USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma \u2014 destroyed or damaged 347 aircraft, and killed 2,403 Americans. <\/p>\n “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced with determined indignation the following day, while asking Congress for a declaration of war. <\/p>\n “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n