Taranto Raid, 1940: The British Raid that Inspired Japan's Pearl Harbor (Documentary)

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In November 1940, the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm executed a surprise attack on the Italian naval base at Taranto, reshaping naval warfare... The raid on Taranto would go on to inspire the Empire of Japan to launch their attack against Pearl Harbor a year later.

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