Pearl Harbor Before The Attack: A History

The Man Who Ordered Pearl Harbor: Hideki Tojo

July 05, 2018 ·

Hideki Tojo was born on December 30th, 1884. His father was Hidenori Tojo, a well-respected officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. Tojo received a typical education for Japanese young men of the time. Meiji-era education revolved primarily around training boys to grow up to be soldiers. Students were taught to revere war and honor the Emperor, […]

More Facts About the Attack on Pearl Harbor

June 15, 2017 ·

December 7th, 1941. It will forever be one of the most notable dates in American history, the day Japan launched a surprise aerial assault on an US naval base. We’ve gathered some random facts about the attack on Pearl Harbor to paint a broader picture of what the attack really meant in the long run. […]

The Hull Note: The Final Piece Leading to War

June 07, 2017 ·

Prior to the events of December 7th, 1941, the casual observer may have assumed that the United States was simply minding its own business when Japan conceived its malicious plan to send a strike force to Pearl Harbor. Initially, it seemed as if Japan struck without reason, beyond a fear that the United States would stonewall its […]

A Quick History of American–Japanese Relations

May 22, 2017 ·

On the morning of December 7th, 1941, there was no mistaking the message that Japan wanted to send: they had had enough of being policed by the US. The Empire of Japan sought to take over the Pacific, and nothing was going to stand in its way. Though tensions between the two nations erupted on that […]

The Inevitable War, the Surprise Attack

May 03, 2017 ·

That tensions between the United States and Japan were reaching an all-time high was no surprise. Japanese advances across Asia didn’t bode well for American interests, despite trade deals that saw exports of steel and other raw materials coming from the US to supply Japan’s industries. While much of the nation was against the notion of […]

The Economic Warfare that Led to Pearl Harbor

April 29, 2017 ·

The conflict between the United States and Japan has long since been extinguished, but over 75 years ago, the two powers were locked in a tense struggle. Before Japan and the US became locked in bloody battles across the Pacific, and before the Imperial Japanese Navy launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the US had […]

Road to War: The Lead-Up to Pearl Harbor

April 19, 2017 ·

What causes a nation to attack an unsuspecting naval base filled with men simply going about their day? How do the leaders of a country justify the killing of thousands, in a nation it’s not even at war with? These are questions that many people pose when they look at the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on […]

The Radar Warning That Went Unheeded

March 10, 2017 ·

Early on the morning of December 7, 1941, George E. Elliott, Jr. was manning new radar equipment, a state-of-the-art SCR-270, on the northern tip of Oahu alongside fellow serviceman Joseph Lockard. A few hours later, the tragic events of that day started to unfold. Would things have turned out differently had a radar warning they […]

Japan’s Initiative: What if the Attack on Pearl Harbor Never Happened?

January 21, 2017 ·

We know that on December 7th, 1941, Japanese bombers launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, officially drawing the United States into World War II. After the attack, American forces battled in the Pacific and European fronts, lending aid to Allied soldiers at Normandy and other notable battles while fending off Japan’s forces on the other […]

Why Didn’t America Join the War Sooner?

January 19, 2017 ·

Before the United States joined World War II in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the great battle had been raging in Europe since 1939. While the British and Russians struggled against the German Reich, the United States remained officially neutral and refused to enter the war. What was keeping the American government […]

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Before The Attack

The Man Who Ordered Pearl Harbor: Hideki Tojo

More Facts About the Attack on Pearl Harbor

The Hull Note: The Final Piece Leading to War

A Quick History of American–Japanese Relations

The Inevitable War, the Surprise Attack

The Economic Warfare that Led to Pearl Harbor

Road to War: The Lead-Up to Pearl Harbor

The Radar Warning That Went Unheeded

Japan’s Initiative: What if the Attack on Pearl Harbor Never Happened?

Why Didn’t America Join the War Sooner?

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