The Aftermath: Pearl Harbor After The Attack

The US Navy's Recovery After Pearl Harbor

May 05, 2017 ·

There’s a reason Japan set its sights on Pearl Harbor. It wasn’t just to send a message to the United States, to show that it wouldn’t stand by while the Americans placed an embargo on the country’s trade. It was a preemptive maneuver to try and diminish the usefulness of the US Navy in the […]

The Secret Mission After Pearl Harbor

April 01, 2017 ·

After the smoke of the Pearl Harbor attack started to clear and the United States was able to get a bearing on its situation, government officials knew there was little time to regroup. Whether or not the Japanese would launch another attack or even a full-scale invasion was a question officials had no time to […]

America After the Attack

March 28, 2017 ·

It didn’t take long for the attack on Pearl Harbor to change the United States in major ways. An overwhelming amount of support for joining World War II echoed throughout the country after the attack, and residents no longer felt the sense of security of being far away from the war; they suddenly realized that distance alone couldn't […]

What If America Hadn’t Dropped the Atom Bombs?

March 14, 2017 ·

As we learn more and more about the Second World War, we begin to see that some things we were initially taught may not be completely accurate. For instance, it’s widely believed that Japan only surrendered due to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but the reality is that the two atom bombs may have […]

Hawaii After Pearl Harbor

March 08, 2017 ·

When Japanese fighters breached Hawaiian airspace on the morning of December 7, 1941 and launched a surprise attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, the entire country changed overnight. From California to Maine, the United States bled patriotism, and joined a war effort they were previously adamant about staying out of. While the nation prepared […]

Women of the War

February 28, 2017 ·

World War II was not just a war fought by the military factions of each country. The moment that the declaration of war rang through the United States, the entire nation invested itself in the conflict overseas. While, for the U.S. at least, it was very much a war fought primarily by men, that doesn’t […]

What was Learned from Pearl Harbor

February 27, 2017 · Chris

From every tragedy throughout history, there was a lesson to be learned. While it may be hidden beneath the sorrow and devastation, the message is there for future generations to learn from. When it comes to the attack on Pearl Harbor, it’s easy to get lost in the fact that over 2,400 Americans lost their […]

What Happened to the Japanese Fighters Who Were Shot Down?

February 07, 2017 ·

The attack on Pearl Harbor ended with much heavier losses sustained by the Americans than the Japanese, but the raiding party of 353 fighters still lost men and equipment. By the time the Japanese finished their raid—leaving behind pillars of smoke and raging fires—29 fighters had been lost and around 65 pilots were killed. While […]

Laid to Rest: Burials After the Battle

January 13, 2017 ·

The battle is long over, succeeded by 75 years of American history, but there are still soldiers who were killed in the thick of the Japanese attack that were somehow never given the proper burial they deserve. Sailors like Walter Henry Sollie, a crewman on the USS Oklahoma, never made it out of the battle […]

Battle of Iwo Jima

November 25, 2016 ·

Pearl Harbor was the start of the Battle of the Pacific and the beginning of the United States' involvement in World War II. Prior to the attack Pearl Harbor, the US had taken a stance of isolationism. Between the Great Depression and vivid memories of World War I, public opinion was decidedly against entering the […]

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After The Attack

The US Navy's Recovery After Pearl Harbor

The Secret Mission After Pearl Harbor

America After the Attack

What If America Hadn’t Dropped the Atom Bombs?

Hawaii After Pearl Harbor

Women of the War

What was Learned from Pearl Harbor

What Happened to the Japanese Fighters Who Were Shot Down?

Laid to Rest: Burials After the Battle

Battle of Iwo Jima

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