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By 1940, diplomatic relationships between the United States and Japan had badly deteriorated. After the Japanese invaded French Indochina in 1941, the United States placed an embargo against Japan and stopped all trade and petroleum exports. In response to the embargo, the Japanese formulated a bold plan to seize the oil-rich East Indies and dubbed the plan, “Southern Operation.” Admiral Isokoru Yamamoto decided that an aerial attack on Pearl Harbor would protect the flank of the Southern Operation and sway the balance of power in the Pacific. By November the attack was ordered and Japan's First Air Fleet left the Kurile Islands for Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, Hawaii received two warnings of an impending Japanese attack. A Japanese midget sub was spotted and sunk just off Ford Island at 6:30 a.m. Shortly afterwards at 7:02 a.m., the radar station at Kahuku, O'ahu picked up a large formation of planes on their screens. The operators notified the Watch Officer at Fort Shafter. However, because a contingent of B-17's were scheduled to arrive from California, the Officer ignored the warning. The first attack came at 7:48 a.m. Groups from the Japanese First Air Fleet, led by Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida began the bombing completing their run at Pearl Harbor. Once success was assured, Fuchida’s signalman radioed the aircraft carrier Akagi, “Tora, Tora, Tora” the code word for a complete surprise attack. Lt Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki heard Fuchida’s signal and at 9:00 a.m. led the second wave of 170 planes in the final bombing raid. Two hours later, the attack was over. Three hundred and sixty Japanese torpedo planes, dive bombers, high-level fighters had bombed and strafed: Ford Island, Hickam, Wheeler, Bellows Kaneohe Naval Air Station and Ewa Marine Corps Air Station. By the time it was over, the U.S. had lost 3 ships, 165 planes and 2400 lives. The Japanese lost 29 planes, 6 submarines and 185 casualties. During the raid, residents in Honolulu, used to the frequent military exercises might have thought this was just another practice. But Webley Edwards, then station manager at KGMB radio, issued the now famous warning over Hawaii’s airwaves " this is not a maneuver, this is the real mc coy." By that evening, Marshall law was declared in Hawaii. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt signed a declaration of war against Japan and the United States entered the war. |
| Core Materials | |
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H 940.54 LO |
Lord, Walter. Day of Infamy. NY: Bantam Books, 1957. 233p. Details the events of December 7, 1941, starting in the predawn hours. Written in a straightforward manner, it describes the attack in detail. Interviews with nearly 600 Americans and Japanese who were involved in the attack. |
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H 940.54 L |
Lott, Arnold S., and Sumrall, Robert F. Pearl Harbor Attack: An Abbreviated History. Pampton Lakes, NJ: Leeward, 1974. 32p. Brief but informative reference on Pearl Harbor. Includes interesting reprints of the Time Magazine covers of Admiral Yamamoto and Admiral Kimmel. Also contains information on the design concept of the Arizona Memorial. |
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H 940.54 P |
Parkinson, Roger. Attack on Pearl Harbor New York: Putnam,1973. 128p. Shows diplomats’ attempts to stave off war. Also gives excerpts from the official American Hearings on Pearl Harbor, the minutes of Churchill’s War Cabinet, and the minutes of Tokyo’s Liasons Conference. |
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H 940.54 P |
Prange, Gordon W. At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1981. 873p. The first in a series, it is considered by many to be the authoritative resource on the attack of Pearl Harbor. Based on 37 years of research, the book reconstructs the attack from start to finish. Includes numerous interviews and 16 pages of photographs. |
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H 940.54 S |
Slackman, Michael. Target: Pearl Harbor. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 1990. 354p. Local author Michael Slackman considers both Japanese and American points of view. Focus is mainly on December 7. Augments the attack with anecdotes from interviews and from oral history programs. Includes appendixes: “Revisionist Theories, U.S. Navy Vessels in or near Pearl Harbor, Losses in the Pearl Harbor Attack, President Roosevelt’s Address to Congress on December 8, 1941, Navy War Warning on November 27, 1941, Army War Warnings on November 27 and December 7, 1941, Short’s Reply.” Also gives an excellent chronology of events from 1853 to 1944. |
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H 940.5426 S |
Stein, Conrad. World War II in the Pacific: “Remember Pearl Harbor” Hillside, N.J.: Enslow Publishers, 1994. 128p. Chronicles the conflict between Japan and the United States. Gives interesting details of the various battles. Includes maps and black and white photos. Recommended for juvenile readers. |
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H 940.5426 St |
Stinnet, Robert B. Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor. N.Y.: Free Press, 1999. 386p. Looks at the circumstantial evidence and government documents to show that the United States Government apparently willingly sacrificed lives to enter World War II. Written by a World War II veteran. |
| Intelligence Aspects | |
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R H Microfilm |
Burlingame, Burl, “More Secrets Revealed About Pearl Harbor: A Historian Says a Newly Declassified Codebook Proves the Government Knew of Japanese Intentions Before Attack,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4 December 1998, sec 1A. Brief historical look at document “JN25,” the top-secret codebook used by the Imperial Navy. Some historians speculate that U.S. cracked the code sooner than they previously claimed. |
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H 940.54 L |
Layton, Edwin T. And I Was There: Pearl Harbor and Midway--Breaking the Secrets. N.Y: Morrow, 1985. 596p. The memoirs of Lt. Cmdr. Layton. Pacific Fleet Intelligence Officer. Reiterates the conspiracy theory. Insights and commentary. |
| Investigation | |
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R H 940.54 I |
Smith Stanley, H. comp. Investigations of the Attack on Pearl Harbor: Index to the Government Hearings. NY: Greenwood, 1990. 250p. Index to the eight official investigations into the attack of the Pacific Fleet. The hearings took place between December 1941, to June, 1946. |
| Civilian Recollections | |
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Clark, Blake. Remember Pearl Harbor. New York: Modern Age Books, 1942. 267p. Author’s recollections of December 7, 1941. Always patriotic, and at times politically incorrect, this book is a good example of the mindset of the general public at the time. Marketed as the "first, full eyewitness account of December 7th. |
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H B Nicholson |
Nicholson, Dorinda. Pearl Harbor Child: A Child's View of Pearl Harbor: From Attack to Peace. Kansas City: Woodson House Publishing, 1993. 64p. Child's account of Pearl Harbor. Includes many personal photographs and anecdotes. Author documents moving to Pearl Harbor before the attack to the end of the war. Geared towards younger readers but will appeal to all ages. Includes a Pearl Harbor legend (The Little Yellow Shark) as a preface. |
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H 940.54 R |
Rodriggs, Lawrence. We Remember Pearl Harbor: Honolulu Civilians Recall the War Years. Newark, CA.: Communication Concepts, 1991. 425p. Fifty Hawaii civilians tell of their experiences during the attack. Includes personal photographs from the subjects as well as historical pictures from the Hawaii War Repository at the University of Hawaii. |
| Japanese Perspective | |
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R H B Yamamoto |
Agawa, Hiroyuki. The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy. New York: Harper & Row, 1979. 397p. Biography of the Japanese admiral and wartime leader. Examines the enigmatic leader through interviews with peers and his own letters. Translation from Japanese. |
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H 940.54 P |
Goldstein, Donald M and Dillion, Katherine V. The Pearl Harbor Papers: Inside the Japanese Plans. Washington: Brassey’s, 1993. 384p. Includes letters and diaries of key Japanese figures, secret plans, and unit war diaries. Includes many documents that cannot be found elsewhere. Includes Michida Fujio’s top secret map drawn for his post-battle audience with Emperor Hirohito. |
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LLH 940.5426 P |
Prange, Gordon W., et al. God's Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor. NY: Brassey's, 1990. 349p. Title refers to Mistuo Fuchida’s story as the lead pilot at Pearl Harbor and his eventual conversion to Christianity. He is the only person to be at Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Hiroshima on their fateful days. |
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H 973.917 W |
Waller, George Macgregor. ed. Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt and the Coming of the War. Lexington, Boston: Heath, 1976. 112p. Both supporters and opponents examine Roosevelt’s involvement in the War. Includes a contribution from Admiral Kimmel. Scholarly in tone. |
| Movies | |
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VT Video |
Fleichser, Richard, Toshiro Matsuda and Kinji Fukasaku. Tora! Tora! Tora! Beverly Hills: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1998. Shows both sides of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Examines the events leading up to the attack as well as the attack itself. The movie was a joint production of the United States and the Japanese. Highly acclaimed. |
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Zinneman, Fred. From Here to Eternity. Burbank, CA: Columbia Home Video, [1989], c1953. Chronicles the lives of military personnel in Hawaii in the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Based on the 1951 James Jones novel. Starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Cliff, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and Frank Sinatra. |
| Art and Photograph Collections | |
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H 940.5426 C |
Cohen, Stan. East Wind, Rain: A pictorial History of the Pearl Harbor Attack. Missoula, Mont: : Pictoral History Co., 1981. 182p. Contains photographs, diagrams, illustrations, and maps pertaining to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite the visual emphasis, the text is informative and interesting. |
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H 940.54 F |
Freeman, Tom & Delago, James P. Pearl Harbor Recalled: New Images of the Day of Infamy. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute, 1991. 161p. Showcases reproductions of paintings of the attack by Tom Freeman. With supporting text by James P. Delgado. |
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H 940.54 G |
Goldestein, Donald M., et al. The Way It Was: Pearl Harbor: The Original Photographs. NY: Brassey's, 1991. 181p. Contains Japanese action photographs of Pearl Harbor before, during and after the attack. From the authors of At Dawn We Slept and Miracle At Midway. |
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H 940.54 S |
Stone, Scott C.S. Pearl Harbor : The Way it Was, December 7, 1941. Honolulu: Island Heritage, 1977. 64p. Includes illustrations and brief descriptions of Japanese warplanes. Shows a map of the position of the Pacific Fleet at the time of the attack and attack routes taken by the Japanese. |
| Fiction | |
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R H Mag |
Epstein, Moray. Aloha Magazine. Harada. v.14, November, 1991. p50. Poignant short story of a Japanese-American man who suffers through multiple tragedies from the attack of Pearl Harbor to the bombing of Hiroshima. |
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R H E |
Exum, Wallace Louis. Battlewagon Of the Nine Battleships at Pearl Harbor, One Got Underway. New York: Vantage Press, 1974. 179p. Fictionalized account of the USS Nevada on December 7, 1941. Based on historical facts. |
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H S |
Salisbury, Graham. Under the Blood-Red Sun. NY : Delacourt Press, 1994. 246p. Account of a Japanese-American eighth-grader’s experiences before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The novel is rich in historical and local detail. Recommended for young adults. Winner of the 1995 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. |
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Zeigler, Rick and Patrick M. Patterson. Red Sun: The Invasion of Hawaii After Pearl Harbor. Honolulu: Bess Press, 2001. Based on actual Japanese World War II campaigns, this work of fictonalized “alternative history” asks the question, “What if Japan had invaded the Hawaiian Islands after successfully bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?” Written by teachers at Honolulu Community College. |
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Hague, Keith./ We Still Care. Inouye, Daniel./Yes, We Remember. Honolulu: Island Viking, 1991. (side B) A tribute in song and the spoken word commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor. Musical entry features Keith Hague and the Aloha Barbershop Chorus. The second side of the cassette is a spoken tribute performed by Daniel Inouye. |
| Documentary | |
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VT Video |
Pearl Harbor 50 Years After. 60 min. Turner Home Entertainment, 1991. Videocassette Discusses the preceding events of Pearl Harbor. Questions whether the United States allowed the attack to happen to give reason to join World War II. |
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Remembering Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941. Produced, directed, and edited by Steven Fine. 50 min. Atlas Video, 1991. Videocassette Includes interviews, war newsreels, and combat footage. Narrated by Edwin Newman. |
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The World at War. vol.6, Banzai, Japan Strikes, December, 1941. Produced and directed by David Elstein. 52 min. NY: HBO Video, 1985. Videocassette Chronicles the attack of Pearl Harbor as well as Japan’s involvement in Hong Kong, Malaya, the Philippines, and the rest of Southeast Asia. Narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. |
| Miscellaneous | |
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H 940.54 A |
Arakaki, Leatrice R. 7 December 1941 : The Air Force Story, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii : Washington : Pacific Air Forces, Office of Oral History ;1991. 214p. Documents the oftentimes overlooked story of the Air Force at Wheeler, Hickam, and Bellows on 7 December. Includes casualty list of military and civilians killed on Army Air Force Installations. |
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H 940.54 B |
Burlingame, Burl. Advance Force—Pearl Harbor: the Imperial Navy’s Underwater Assault on America. Kailua, Hawaii: Pacific Mongraph, 1992. Details the Imperial Navy’s submarine assault on Pearl Harbor. Provides detailed descriptions of the operations of the Japanese subs. Written by Honolulu Star-Bulletin journalist and historian. |
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H 940.54 M |
McComas, Terence. Pearl Harbor Fact and Reference Book: Everything to know about December 7, 1941. Honolulu, Mutual Publishing, 1991. 131p. Written in a “question and answer” format, this book includes many facts, both noted and obscure, about the attack. Includes numerous photographs, an index, and bibliography. An easy to read, quick reference on Pearl Harbor. |
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R H 940.54 P |
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. Pearl Harbor Survivors : 50th Anniversary. Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company, 1992. 480p. Considered an encyclopedia of Pearl Harbor survivors. Includes personal biographies of many Pearl Harbor survivors. Roughly 3000 personal recollections from survivors. A concise history of every naval vessel in Pearl Harbor. Index of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Roster is included. Artwork by Skip Rains. |
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Perrett, Byran & Ian Hogg. Encyclopedia of the Second World War, Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1989. 447p. An easy to use resource on World War II. Definitions are brief, but informative. Most of the major characters in Pearl Harbor are listed. |
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H 791.4372 Pe |
Sunshine, Linda. Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment, New York: Hyperion, 2001. 160p. Gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie “Pearl Harbor.” Discloses information on special effects and music, as well as candid shots and story boards. Also touches on the history of December 7th with survivor interviews, profiles of war figures, and accounts of bombing raids. |
| Peace | |
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R H 327.172 Pa |
Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace. Partners in Peace for the Pacific: A Poster and Essay Contest. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1992. 30p. Displays winners of a poster and essay contest from Hawaii Intermediate and High School students. The contest theme was the relationship between Japan and the United States. |
| Hawaii | |
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H 940.54 Al |
Allen, Gwenfread E. Hawaii's War Years : 1941-1945, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1952. 452p. Factual account of the relationship of Hawaii and World War II with an emphasis on civilian affairs. Hailed as the resource for the war years in Hawaii. |
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H 940.53 A |
Army Times, Pearl Harbor and Hawaii; a Military History, by the editors of the Army Times. New York: Walker, 1971. 184p. Photographs with a basic narrative. |
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H 940.53 B |
Beekman, Allan. The Niihau Incident : The True Story of the Japanese Fighter Pilot Who, After the Pearl Harbor attack, Crash-landed on the Hawaiian Island of Niihau and Terrorized the Residents. Honolulu: Heritage Press, 1982. 126p. Chronicles the true story of Japanese pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi who was forced to make a crash landing on the island of Niihau. |
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R H Mag |
Bouslong, Charles. Nightwatch, Dec. 7, 1941: The Police Radio, Honolulu Magazine, v.22, November 1, 1987 p.264 Author Bouslong lived in Nuuanu at the time of the attack. He took notes of the police broadcasts transmitted over KGPQ -the police radio channel. |
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H 940.53 B |
Brown, Desoto. Hawaii Goes to War : Life in Hawaii from Pearl Harbor to Peace. Honolulu: Editions Limited, 1989. 160p. Describes civilian life in Hawaii during World War II. Briefly documents pre-war Hawaii. Excellent historical photographs and interesting text, gives the reader an idea of what it was like during Hawaii's turbulent era. |
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H 940.53 C |
Clarke, Thurston. Pearl Harbor Ghosts : A Journey to Hawaii Then and Now. New York: Morrow, 1991. 411p. Discusses how the bombing of Pearl Harbor (in 1991) 50 years ago, still affects Hawaii in the present day. |
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R H Mag |
Hinz, Earl. “Pearl Harbor - The United States is Plunged into War.” Pacific Magazine, 1 November 1991, 16. Gives a brief history of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Comments on Japan’s modern day role as an economic power. Black and white photos compare Waikiki Beach and Ford Island in 1941 and 1991. |
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OV H 940.53 H |
Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Hawaii at War : Pictures, Story, Features, How America's Mid-Pacific's Territory met the Test; story of Pearl Harbor Attack, Compiled from Official Sources and Statements, Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1942. 64p. Covers the first six months of the World War II in Hawaii. Booklet does not claim to be a complete account. Includes a chronology of events from December 7, 1941 to June 7,1942. |
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H 810.8 B219 |
Kakugawa, Frances, “The Enemy Wore My Face.” Bamboo Ridge: the Hawaii Writers’ Quarterly 9 (December 1980-February 1981) : 25-33. Recollections of a Japanese-American girl growing up in the town of Kapoho on the Big Island. Author also has published four books of poetry: Sand Grains, White Ginger Blossom, Golden Spike, and Path of Butterflies. |
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H 940.53 K |
Knaefler, Tomi Kaizawa, Our House Divided : Seven Japanese American Families in World War II, Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1991. 128p. Examines the cultural conflicts of seven families during World War II. Gives perspectives of both first and second generation Japanese-Americans. Includes photographs from family collections. |
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H 940.54 S |
Sheehan, Ed. Days of '41 : Pearl Harbor Remembered. Honolulu: Kapa Associates, 1976. Nostalgic look at Hawaii before December 7th. The author expertly intertwines his own personal accounts as a young ironworker at Pearl Harbor, with the newspaper headlines at the time, with the plans of the Japanese to attack. Includes many excellent photographs and a short history of Pearl Harbor. |
| USS Arizona Memorial | |
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H 919.993 S |
Slackman, Michael. Remembering Pearl Harbor: The Story of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. Honolulu: Arizona Memorial Museum Association, 1984. A very thorough history of the USS Arizona Memorial and Visitor Center. Recommended for those interested in one of Hawaii’s most famous monuments. Touted as the official publication of the Arizona Memorial Museum. |
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H 940.54 W |
Wisniewski, Richard A. Pearl Harbor and the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial: A Pictoral History. Honolulu: Pacific Basin Enterprises, 1977. Includes information on the building of the scale model of the U.S.S. Arizona (which is housed in the Visitor Center) as well as a photo of the poster of the Elvis Presley concert to benefit the Memorial Fund at the Bloch Arena. |
| Websites | |
| Pearl Harbor: Remembered | http://my.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.html - (March 30, 2001 – Last Update) Includes a timeline of events, brief overview of the attack, and links to various Pearl Harbor sites. |
| Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer “Pearl Harbor Official Website” | http://video.movies.go.com/pearlharbor/ - Official website for the movie starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, and Cuba Gooding Jr. |
| Timeline of Events | |
| JAN 1941 | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto plans the attack on Pearl Harbor as part of the Southern Operation |
| FEB 1941 | Admiral Joseph Richardson objects to President Roosevelt’s decision to move the fleet to Pearl Harbor and is relieved of his command. Admiral Husband E. Kimmel takes command |
| MARCH 1941 | The Japanese prepare plans for Hawaii Operation. |
| SEPT 1941 | U.S. intercepts communication between Tokyo and Japanese Consulate General in Honolulu, asking for postions of military ships at Pearl Harbor |
| NOV 1941 | Nov 5 Admiral Yamamoto orders the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| Nov 26 The First Air Fleet led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, leaves Kurile Islands for Pearl Harbor | |
| DEC 1941 | Dec 1 Emperor Hirohito and the Privy Council of Japan authorize the attack. |
| Dec 7 6:30 a.m. - an early warning -The supply ship Antares spots a Japanese midget sub in the defensive zone and notifies the destroyer Ward. The Ward sinks the sub and notifies the Naval Watch Officer. | |
| Dec 7 7:02 a.m - second warning - Army radar operators at the Opana Station at Kahuku, O’ahu spot the large formation of planes on the radar screen. The Watch Officer at Ft. Shafter is notified. He believes the planes are B17’s from California and takes no action. | |
| Dec 7 7:55 a.m.”Hawaii Operation” begins. Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida leads the attack of the First Air Fleet. The first wave of planes bomb U.S. ships at Ford Island, Hickam Field, Wheeler Field, Bellows Field, Kaneohe Naval Air Station, & Ewa Marine Corps Air Station. | |
| Lt. Commander Shigekazu Shimazaki leads the second wave of attack planes. Ford Island, Hickam Field, Wheeler Field, Bellows Field, Kaneohe Naval Air Station, & Ewa Marine Corps Air Station sustain additional damage. | |
| Dec 7 10:30 a.m. Japan declares war on the U.S. and Great Britain | |
| Martial law is declared in Hawaii | |
| Dec 8 Roosevelt. signs the U.S. declaration of war against Japan | |
| H 940.54 K Kimmett, Larry, and Margaret Regis. The attack on Pearl Harbor: an illustrated history. | |
