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Was the Pearl Harbor Attack Inspired by a Novel?

January 04, 2018 ·

Inspiration can come from anywhere and produce unpredictable results. An artist might draw inspiration from the most mundane object. A writer can come up with a fantastical idea based on real events. And possibly, a military official could come up with the idea for a deadly surprise attack from a 16-year-old novel. When Hector Bywater wrote […]

Pearl Harbor Defender: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

January 02, 2018 ·

Within Hangar 79 of the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island, visitors have a unique opportunity to see a warplane that once defended Pearl Harbor from the Japanese surprise attack. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk on display is one of the more than 14,000 that were built during the course of World War II. One of […]

Pearl Harbor and the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

December 29, 2017 ·

Sometimes, the most unexpected things can emerge from war. Unexpected friendships bloom. Romance can find its way across oceans and lead to lasting love. Sometimes, an individual even changes the course of his life entirely and, as seen with Japanese pilot Mitsuo Fuchida, make his home in a nation once considered the enemy. War and […]

Learning Pearl Harbor: What Is a Battleship?

December 26, 2017 ·

When you visit the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, you hear a lot about the battleships that were moored along the southeastern shore of Ford Island on December 7, 1941, the day the Imperial Japanese Navy launched their devastating attack. The battleships became the main focus of the attack as Japan […]

Japan's Plans After Pearl Harbor

December 24, 2017 ·

It was a question that many pondered after Japan left the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in ruins. "Why did this happen?" And with more than 2,400 American lives taken during the attack, the nation collectively needed an answer. The answer turned out to be that Japan, fearing the United States would get […]

USS Missouri – From Warship to Museum Ship

December 21, 2017 ·

On June 11, 1944, the USS Missouri (BB-63) joined the hundreds of other ships on the US Naval Vessel Register. For the next 15 months, she would serve in the Pacific Theater, battling the persistent Imperial Japanese Navy as the Allies started to dominate in the Pacific. At the end of her service—which came 47 […]

A Guide to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center

December 19, 2017 ·

It starts with a figurative step back in time. Arriving through the main entrance of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, you come first to the Aloha Court. As the name implies, this is where you start your journey back to the 1940s. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is your first stop on your trek across […]

Honouliuli National Monument: A Reminder of World War II Internment

December 16, 2017 ·

Not long after the United States suffered the loss of 2,403 lives in under two hours on the island of Oahu, a cold wind of anger tainted by prejudice washed over the United States. Japan was the perpetrator of the devastation left behind after the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, but many Americans […]

The United States, Japan, and Baseball

December 13, 2017 ·

For well over a century, baseball has been considered America’s pastime, though it long ago spread from the United States to many nations around the world. Since the early twentieth century, years before the United States was dragged into World War II, Japan and the United States shared a love for at least one thing […]

The Original Aircraft Carriers of the Pacific Fleet

December 04, 2017 ·

For the United States to succeed in its defense of the Pacific, it needed a powerful fighting force and a lot of determination. The nation’s response to the December 7th, 1941 attack proved that it wouldn’t roll over for the Japanese, but there was still the question of exactly how large a setback the destruction […]

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Was the Pearl Harbor Attack Inspired by a Novel?

Pearl Harbor Defender: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

Pearl Harbor and the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

Learning Pearl Harbor: What Is a Battleship?

Japan's Plans After Pearl Harbor

USS Missouri – From Warship to Museum Ship

A Guide to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center

Honouliuli National Monument: A Reminder of World War II Internment

The United States, Japan, and Baseball

The Original Aircraft Carriers of the Pacific Fleet

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