Here's the cover for Time drawn by Arthur Szyk and published two weeks after Pearl Harbour. The subtitle reads "His was the daring execution of a brilliant treachery". It's a an example of the media working out how to portray Japan before outright demonization became the default setting.
...the image represents a spontaneous expression of fear and respect for a brilliant and dangerous adversary.
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