On my Pacific War videos I quite regularly get comments of people suggesting the Japanese should have invaded Pearl Harbor (Oahu) and/or the Big Island (Hawaii) in the initial surprise attack on 7th December 1941. We look at Japanese chances for an invasion of Pearl Harbor, the Pearl Harbor Defenses, Japanese plans and planning for an invasion, the Imperial Japanese Army's and Navy's capabilities to conduct such operations. Their actual experiences, e.g., Wake Island and many other aspects like landing ships. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Stephan, John J.: Hawaii Under the Rising Sun: Japan’s Plans for Conquest After Pearl Harbor. University of Hawaii Press: 2001, Hawaii, US. Parshall, Jonathan: Invasion: Pearl Harbor! http://www.combinedfleet.com/pearlops.htm Accessed: 27th November 2019 Bartlett, Merrill (Ed.): Assault from the Sea. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, 1983. Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of Assault from the Sea by Naval Institute Press for content production: https://www.usni.org/press/books/assault-sea Gatchel, Theodore L.: At the Water’s Edge. Defending against the Modern Amphibious Assault. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, US, 2011 (1996). Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of At the Water’s Edge by Naval Institute Press for content production: https://www.usni.org/press/books/waters-edge Drea, Edward J.: In Service of the Emperor. Essays on the Imperial Japanese. University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln, US, 1998. Williford, Glen; McGovern, Terrance: Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-50, Osprey: Oxford, UK, 2003. Spector, Ronald H.: Eagle against the Sun. The American War with Japan. Cassell & Co: Cornwall, UK, 2000. Dull, Paul S.: The Battle History