Advertisement for silk fabrics that appeared in two Honolulu newspapers 3 Dec 1941, four days before the attack. This ad was said to have coded messages alerting Japanese residents in Hawaii. This copy has been “decodedâ€Map depicting Japanese plans for occupying China immediately before launching the third attack on Changsha, China, 3 Dec 1941Soviet 122mm gun in action near Moscow, Russia, 3 Dec 1941The top of the Silk Ad from two 3 Dec 1941 Honolulu newspapers turned upside down and viewed in a mirror. This was supposed to reveal the words, “Japan raid.â€
Advertisement for silk fabrics that appeared in two Honolulu newspapers 3 Dec 1941, four days before the attack. This ad was said to have coded messages alerting Japanese residents in Hawaii. This copy has been “decodedâ€Map depicting Japanese plans for occupying China immediately before launching the third attack on Changsha, China, 3 Dec 1941Soviet 122mm gun in action near Moscow, Russia, 3 Dec 1941The top of the Silk Ad from two 3 Dec 1941 Honolulu newspapers turned upside down and viewed in a mirror. This was supposed to reveal the words, “Japan raid.â€


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