5.045 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestDrama and mayhem ensue as the first wave of the attack draws to an end. The Americans realise a second wave of attack must, inevitably, be incoming. They prepare anti-aircraft guns and manage to launch a few planes that were not destroyed
Covers the 1941 Japanese military strike on a Hawaiian naval base in never before seen detail.
Direction
Griffin wrings tension from clocks and maps
Editing
Split-second cuts mirror the chaos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russell Boulter recorded narration in a single 14-hour session to maintain vocal continuity across the timeline.
The 'minute by minute' structure mirrors real-time military debrief protocols developed post-Pearl Harbor—this documentary literally uses the enemy's lesson plan.
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