On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - During the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japan used Aichi Dive Bombers to deliver their payloads. The type of aircraft was known as the “Val.” “For the ...

It’s a day seared into America’s collective memory: December 7, 1941. The day Imperial Japanese warplanes launched a devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sinking or damaging 19 US Navy ...

A Japanese Type A mini-submarine on an eastern Oahu beach after it was found on December 8, 1941.US Naval History and Heritage Command Early on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes swarmed ...

Though Pearl Harbor was obviously a smashing victory for Japan – and a shockingly humiliating defeat for the United States – Hideki Tojo’s victory was not without cost: 29 planes were shot down, five ...

Key point: The most prudent course for Imperial Japan would have been to avoid war with the United States entirely. At 7:45 AM on the morning of December 7, 1941 Commander Mitsuo Fuchida gazed ...

Any doubts about how the Japanese would react to its potentially sensitive subject were dispelled over the weekend as “Pearl Harbor” saw a socko debut, smashing Buena Vista Intl.’s territory opening ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony ...

1976 Mikimoto Pearl Island, Japan: Pearl Divers, Cultured Pearl, Implanting and sorting of pearls—SILENT FILM CLIP This film clip is from Thayer Soule's travelogue ...