If the U.S. is ever dragged into a large-scale war against an adversary like China or Iran, it will be ill-equipped for a drone-heavy background.
Eleven cadets and midshipmen who played for their service academies would go on to receive the nation's highest award for valor.
Was it an irrational act? Hardly. Pearl Harbor merely gave him the excuse he had long been seeking.
By Gerhard L. Weinberg
The 1944 game delivered a brief respite from the far-flung battles across the globe, drawing attention back to a good, old-fashioned American rivalry.
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