First come, first served. (English proverb). Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. (Native American proverb, Blackfoot). People are enemies of that which they don't know..
There is another similarity with these two warsâfanaticism and suicide tactics. While Japan apparently did not use suicide tactics at Pearl Harbor, we know of their use of the Kamikaze later in the war. One historian stated that by the end of WWII: 7,465 Kamikazes flew to their deaths; 120 US ships were sunk, with many more damaged 3,048 allied sailors were killed and anther 6,025 wounded Although there may be some question about the exact numbers, the damage done by Kamikazes is almost unbelievable.
Remembering the Sinking of RMS Lusitania. On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat operating off the coast of Ireland fired a torpedo into RMS Lusitania, causing the massive ocean liner to list precariously and then sink in just 18 minutes. The attack, part of Germanyâs campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare, killed 1,198 passengers and crewmembers, including 128 Americans.