The "Reverse Pearl Harbor" That Sank 50 Ships in 48 Hours

To the Japanese Navy, Truk Lagoon was holy ground. The "Gibraltar of the Pacific." They thought it was untouchable. They were watching movies on deck, unaware that 500 American planes were just over the horizon.

This is the story of Operation Hailstone—America's "ILLEGAL" payback for Pearl Harbor.

Discover how Task Force 58, a "floating city of destruction," turned a tropical paradise into the world's largest ship graveyard in just 48 hours. We go inside the "Ghost Fleet" that sits at the bottom of the ocean today—where tanks, ammunition, and sake bottles still sit exactly where they were left in 1944.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Introduction: The Gibraltar of the Pacific

02:30 - The Machine: Task Force 58 Arrives

05:15 - The "ILLEGAL" Raid: 48 Hours of Payback

08:40 - The Turkey Shoot: The Lagoon Begins to Boil

12:10 - No Escape: Battleships Hunting Destroyers

15:30 - Legacy: The Underwater City of the Dead

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