Lecture
Yanky Fachler
Tuesday 9.12.2025
Yanky Fachler
Was America Asleep at the Wheel? Pearl Harbour and the Ignored Warnings
Tuesday 9.12.2025
Summary
As we commemorate the “Day of Infamy,” the 6th of December 1941, the surprise attack of the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, we explore whether America ignored warnings leading up to the attack. Did American intelligence know that an attack was imminent? Was America asleep at the wheel? Is it even possible that warnings of an attack were deliberately ignored? And if so, why?
Yanky Fachler
Broadcaster, writer, ghostwriter and blogger Yanky Fachler was born in the UK, lived for many years in Israel, and currently lives in Ireland. Since 7 October 2023, he has posted over 2,800 pieces as part of “Yanky’s Morale Boosting Doodles” (email yankyfachler@gmail.com to subscribe.) During COVID, Yanky delivered 250 Zoom talks, and he is now a regular speaker on Lockdown University. His books include Igniting the Chutzpah spark embedded in your DNA; Fire in the Belly; 6 Officers, 2 Lions and 750 Mules; God’s Little Errand Boys; and Jewish Letchworth: A Microcosm of the Jewish Communal Experience.