1:They attacked 2: They failed to ensure the carriers were in the harbour 3: The failed to attack the dry dock and tank farm.
Oh - a BIG mistake was not bombing the fuel storage areas. They just sank a bunch of ships, but they could have concentrated on the means to make the ships move. That would have hurt us a lot more.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.