Negotiations between Japan and America fall apart by the end of November, 1941. Their differences were too great, and mistranslations and miscommunication didn't help. A Japanese attack was looming.Citations -Richard B. Frank, Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War, July 1937 - May 1942 (New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2020)Eri Hotta, Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013)John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 (New York: The Modern Library, 1970)timesmachine.nytimes.comSupport the show -https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell (https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell)Contact the show -Twitter: @dnoellEmail: [email protected]

Music -Artist: Cody MartinSong: Sir Francis Drake