In November 1940, Admiral Andrew Cunningham launched Operation Judgment against the Italian fleet anchored at Taranto, using ...

The date was November 11, 1940, the place was the southern Italian port of Taranto, and the battle that ensued that night was the prelude to the Japanese raid at Pearl Harbor. In the fall of 1940, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Britain’s attack on Taranto may have served a a blueprint for Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the hour before midnight when the battleships slept. Snug in their ...