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Pearl Harbor Welcomes the USS Illinois
Pearl Harbor Welcomes the USS Illinois, marking another milestone in the legacy of this historic naval base. While Pearl Harbor is best known for its pivotal role in World [...]
The Misplaced Confidence of Hideki Tojo
Japanese Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo displayed unwavering confidence in Japan’s military strength, even before the first bombs fell on Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, hours before the attack [...]
The Accountability of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
The Accountability of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel has been a topic of heated debate and conflicting narratives ever since the tragic events of December 7, 1941. As history continues to [...]
NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 11, 2007) The Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) surfaces in the North Arabian Sea during an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group. The three-day, multi-unit exercise is aimed at enhancing the strike group's ASW capabilities. Miami is underway on a scheduled deployment as part of the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Scott Miller (RELEASED), U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Scott Miller, <http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=52742> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PD_US_Navy
How and Why Japan Didn’t Succeed at Pearl Harbor
How and Why Japan Didn’t Succeed at Pearl Harbor is a question that reveals the surprising limitations of what is often considered a massive victory for Japan. The attack on [...]
More Facts About Pearl Harbor You May Not Know
More Facts About Pearl Harbor You May Not Know—this pivotal event in American history is widely studied and remembered, but there are still hidden gems about the attack that many [...]
More Facts About Pearl Harbor You May Not Know
More Facts About Pearl Harbor You May Not Know—this pivotal event in American history is widely studied and remembered, but there are still hidden gems about the attack that many [...]
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 14 June 2004. Enterprise, with assigned Carrier Wing 1 (CVW-1), was deployed to the Atlantic Ocean from 3 June to 23 July 2004. During this deployment, she was one of seven aircraft carriers involved in exercise "Summer Pulse 2004". "Summer Pulse 2004" was a simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs) in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. "Summer Pulse" was the U.S. Navy's first deployment under its (then) new "Fleet Response Plan (FRP)", U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rob Gaston, <http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=15091> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PD_US_Navy
How Weather Affected Pearl Harbor
How Weather Affected Pearl Harbor is a fascinating aspect of history that often gets overshadowed by the broader narratives of the infamous attack. The events of December 7, 1941, were [...]
Albert L. Kaiss, Last Commander of the Mighty Mo, Dies at 78
Albert L. Kaiss, the last commanding officer of USS Missouri (BB-63), passed away on July 25, 2018, at the age of 78 in his hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland. As the [...]
Chuichi Nagumo, Vice Admiral IJN
Chuichi Nagumo, Vice Admiral IJN was a key figure in the attack on Pearl Harbor, despite his initial opposition to the operation. As commander of the carrier-centered Mobile Force (Kido [...]
A Japanese-American internment center. Description: This assembly center has been open for two days. Only one mess hall was operating today. Photograph shows line-up of newly arrived evacuees outside of this mess hall at noon. Tanforan Assembly Center. San Bruno, CA, April 29, 1942. Dorothea Lange, Dorothea Lange, <http://bill.ballpaul.net/iaph/main.php?g2_itemId=1187> PD
Japanese Internment: A People Locked Away
Japanese Internment: A People Locked Away was a dark chapter in American history, where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and imprisoned in internment camps. For [...]
The Harsh World War II POW Camps
The Harsh World War II POW Camps tell the harrowing tales of the brave soldiers who endured unimaginable suffering during World War II. The movie Unbroken immortalized the heroic journey [...]
Notable Letters From Pearl Harbor
Notable Letters From Pearl Harbor capture the raw emotions, firsthand experiences, and historical significance of one of the most devastating days in American history—December 7, 1941. In an era [...]
