Tag: Air raid
The Battle of Los Angeles — The Night California Believed It Was Under Japanese Attack
“All winter, the population along the U.S. west coast feared they’d be in the enemy’s bombsights next. Could this be the attack Californians were dreading?” JUST AFTER 3 A.M. on Feb. 25, 1942, the skies over…
War Nerves and The Mysterious “Battle of Los Angeles”
Just after 3 a.m. on Feb. 25, 1942, the skies over Santa Monica, California shook to the thunder of an anti-aircraft barrage. At six minutes after the hour, four batteries of the 37th Coastal Artillery…
