The Japanese, without any warning, yesterday afternoon began war on the United States with air attacks on the naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, and the adjacent city of Honolulu.

没有任何预警，日本发动了对美国的战争。昨天下午日军空袭了位于夏威夷的美国海军基地珍珠港，以及临近的城市檀香山。

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After Japan bombed Pearl Harbour in Hawaii in December 1941, ferocious fighting on Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) and Bougainville (PNG) brought Americans in large numbers to the islands.

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