Hawaii Operation

I. Postwar Domestic and Foreign Criticism

Numerous criticisms have been voiced since the end of the war, both at home and abroad, regarding the Hawaii Operation.* As far as the writer’s knowledge goes, however, domestic criticism appears to be restricted to that of a political nature aimed solely at laying the blame on the Hawaii Operation for having ignited a rash war. In other words, there seem to be no instances yet of any attempt to analyze and criticize the operation from a purely strategical or tactical standpoint.