AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL
National Archives and Records Administration
December 7, 1941
National Archives and Records Administration
December 7, 1941
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into World War II. On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was subject to an attack that was one of the greatest military surprises in the history of warfare. In less than 2 hours, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was devastated, and more than 3,500 Americans were either killed or wounded...more...