We all know about Pearl Harbor. But I’m curious how Imperial Japan managed to take Guam, Wake, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and China. The only reason I can think of to explain these conquests were that American and Allied troops were outnumbered. I’m also curious how they kept racking up victories between December 7 and Midway. The only explanation I can think of there might be the substantial damages the American navy sustained. Or could it have been faulty intelligence during the first years of the war?