Closing In: The Battle of Saipan
March 4, 2019From the moment the United States decimated the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway, every decision was crucial. The war had reached a turning point and one wrong... Read More
Japanese Forces
The Solomon Islands Campaign
November 13, 2018Today, you don’t hear much about the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. They’re a popular tourist destination, but otherwise they aren't at the top of most people's minds. During... Read More
Reading Pearl Harbor: I Attacked Pearl Harbor
November 9, 2018Published in 1949, four years after the end of World War II, I Attacked Pearl Harbor is a first-hand account of the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor, told from an... Read More
The Secret Japanese Plan for Biological Warfare
October 12, 2018As World War II started to draw to its inevitable conclusion, the Japanese became increasingly desperate. Japan, which had had been suffering crippling defeats, wasn't about to go down without... Read More
William S. Pye and the Fall of Wake Island
October 9, 2018In the days following the Pearl Harbor attack, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was relieved of his post as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet. Considering the nation was suddenly at war, his replacement... Read More
The Morning of Pearl Harbor – Battle of Hong Kong
April 26, 2018On the morning of December 7, 1941, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor fell victim to a surprise Japanese attack. The assault would go down in history as... Read More
Japan’s Plans After Pearl Harbor
December 23, 2017It 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... Read More
After Pearl Harbor: The Battles of the Pacific
August 21, 2017More than 75 years ago, the United States engaged Japan in a brutal war across the Pacific. It all started on a quiet Sunday morning, at an unsuspecting naval base in... Read More
The Phantoms of the Pacific: Kido Butai
August 12, 2017It patiently waited, its target only 230 miles away. Waves rocked the ships as their commanders prepared for the inevitable launch that would change the world. The Pacific skies were... Read More
Britain’s Pearl Harbor: The Invasion of Malaya
June 26, 2017While the American naval base at Pearl Harbor was under bombardment by an Imperial Japanese Navy striking force, a British colony was also under attack. December 7,1941 was a devastating day in world... Read More
The POW of Pearl Harbor
June 23, 2017Kazuo Sakamaki isn’t a name many Americans are likely know. Born in Awa, Tokushima, Japan in 1918, he certainly wasn’t any sort of American hero. In fact, quite the opposite.... Read More
The Hull Note: The Final Piece Leading to War
June 7, 2017Prior 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... Read More
Japan’s Attack Force at Pearl Harbor
May 2, 2017For the Imperial Japanese Navy to successfully pull off an attack on American territory, it needed two things: the element of surprise and a sizable force. By the morning of... Read More
The Soldier Who Continued Fighting
January 18, 2017For most, World War II spanned from September 1st, 1939 to September 2nd, 1945, starting when Adolph Hitler made the decision to invade Poland. It all spiraled from there, with Britain’s... Read More
Beyond The Bomb: Why Did Japan Surrender?
November 25, 2016Ask anyone why Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, and a good proportion of the answers you receive will point towards the dropping of two atomic bombs... Read More
Why the Man who Planned the Attacks on Pearl Harbor Advised Against them
June 24, 2016Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Planned Attacks “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” -From the diary of Admiral Isoroku... Read More
Emperor Hirohito Radio Address on August 15, 1945
August 5, 2015The following is a translation of Emperor Hirohito's radio address from August 15, 1945 accepting the Allies terms of surrender. The language that he spoke in was very difficult for... Read More
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
August 17, 2013Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the key strategist of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although he had serious reservations about a war with the United States, as Admiral he had a responsibility. The... Read More
Chuichi Nagumo, Vice Admiral IJN
Despite the fact that he was opposed to the attack on Pearl harbor, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo was in command of the carrier-centered Mobile Force (Kido Butai). The task force... Read More
Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese Commander at Pearl Harbor
March 17, 2013Commander Mitsuo Fuchida led the first wave of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the pilot who famously sent the signal Tora, Tora, Tora, the code words that they had... Read More
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