The Seventh Carrier — Peter Albano

IT CAME OUT OF THE PAST...

Trigger Ross stood in the wheelhouse of the Sparta as the old steamer mane her way through the Bering Sea. Suddenly he jolted, as if shocked by electricity. It couldn't be! Three Zeros, meatballs and all, were flying toward him over the icy seas. Then they began their strafing run. It was December 1, 1983.

On board the Yonaga, the largest aircraft carrier in his Imperial Majesty's navy, the ancient crew laughed with glee. Finally free of the ice cave which had both imprisoned and pre-served them, the Japanese officers counted the Sparta as their first kill as they prepared to follow orders given to them in 1942 --attack Pearl Harbor!

In true samurai spirit, the Japanese did not believe the radio transmissions they had monitored. The Emperor would never surrender, the war was still going on. And Pearl Harbor lay as unprepared today as it did on the first Day of Infamy!