Visit Pearl Harbor National Memorial with local tour guides and allow them to tell you the stories that bring you closer to the events of Dec 7th. 1941. Learn all about Pearl Harbor including the stark white Arizona Memorial that graces that harbor. Suspended above the sunken battleship that blew up on that day that will live in infamy. See it all for yourself when you visit Hawaii.

Version 5.7 (July 10, 2000) Copyright(c) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 by A-Bomb WWW Project. All rights reserved. Japanese version Call for your peace messages!! Hiroshima, Japan Based Group Asks For Peace Messages HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - July 6, 2000 - Every year, in Hiroshima, Japan, people float lanterns with prayers, thoughts, and messages of peace down the rivers in commemoration of the atomic bombing ...

Experience the Pearl Harbor attack: virtual war maps, survivors' personal stories, rare photographs, time lines, and more from National Geographic ...

Regardless of your age, or your interest in World War II, a visit to Pearl Harbor is an extremely emotional experience.

Titanic's discoverer, Bob Ballard, is diving deeper than ever to find the lost ships of World War II's Battle of Midway. Blueprints, personal recollections, and field dispatches let you in on the hunt.

Hiroshima Archive Welcome to the Hiroshima Archive Home Page... The Hiroshima Archive is originally set up to join the on-line effort made by many people all over the world to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing, This is intended to serve as a research and educational guide to those who want to gain and expand their knowledge of the atomic bombing. Inspired by the photographic ...

This page features a historical overview and special image selection on the Battle of Midway, 4-7 June 1942 ...

Index to Action Reports and other special reports from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 ...

Battling Bastards of Bataan The picture above is of the Camp O'Donnell Memorial Monument. The memorial was built by the organization known as The Battling Bastards of Bataan to honor those American men who died at Camp O'Donnell, while prisoners of the Japanese. The Cement Cross is a replica of the original cement cross built by the POWs. The monument is located in the Capas National Shrine, in ...

The Terao memoir and responses posted in personal computer communication group COARA. ...

Voice of Hibakusha - Testimony of the Survivors of the Hiroshima Bombing ...

Relive the attack on Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona; join in the conversation about Pearl Harbor with experts, historians and Pearl Harbor veterans.

Nagasaki Peace Ceremony Peace Education Protests against Nuclear Testing Peace Projects Q&A on Peace Records of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Outline of the Exhibition and Facilities Trees that lived through the Bombing Virtual Tour of Atomic Bomb Reminders and Memories Q&A about the Atomic Bombing Picture book On That Summer Day Dr. Takashi Nagai The Mayor of Nagasaki's Address at the NPT ...

U.S.M.C. War Memorial The Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of this grateful Nation's esteem for the honored dead of the U.S. Marine Corps. While the statue depicts one of the most famous incidents of World War II, the memorial is dedicated to all Marines who have given their lives in the defense of the United States since 1775. The small island of Iwo Jima lies 660 miles south of ...

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by The Manhattan Engineer District, June 29, 1946. Major Collections What's New Avalon Home pre 18th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century Foreword Introduction The Manhattan Project Investigating Group Propaganda Summary of Damages and Injuries Main Conclusions The Selection of the Target ...

Click on the icon to visit the Pearl Harbor Attacked Message Board Return to WWII Primary Source homepage. Return to Pearl Harbor Myths page. The PEARL HARBOR ATTACK HEARINGS Suggested research path: The Joint Congressional Committee Table of Contents gives a good over-view of the Report and the Report itself refers back to the previous reports. It you don't know where to begin, surf through the ...

The Burma Campaign Site Guide Burma Campaign-Home What's New Burmese Battleground Burma Army 1937-41 Campaign Outline 1942 Orders of Battle Links Sources Bookstore British & Commonwealth Orders of Battle Website The British Armies in World War Two - direct from the publisher These pages contain order of battle information for the Burma Campaign, 1941-1945, historical details and other items of ...

Optimized for Netscape Navigator Version 3.0 and higher UNITED STATES STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY SUMMARY REPORT (Pacific War) WASHINGTON, D.C. 1 JULY 1946 Table of Contents (NOTE: Please wait for the document download to complete before you start clicking on the Table of Contents links.) TITLE PAGE Page ii (blank) FOREWORD SUMMARY REPORT INTRODUCTION JAPAN'S ORIGINAL STRATEGIC PLAN EXECUTION OF ...

Dedicated to the men of RADM C.A.F. Sprague's U.S. Seventh Fleet Task Unit 77.4.3, Taffy III, for action against VADM Takeo Kurita's Imperial Japanese Navy Centre Force on 25 October 1944. Task Unit 77.4.3 consisted of six escort carriers (CVEs) FANSHAW BAY, ST LO, WHITE PLAINS, KALININ BAY, KITKUN BAY, & GAMBIER BAY, three destroyers (DDs) HOEL, HEERMANN, & JOHNSTON, and four smaller destroyer ...

At The History Place - Five photos and the sequence of events.

Marin Photography: War Of Our Fathers, WW II, Pearl Harbor, Eastman Kodak & Enola Gay. Guadalcanal, Truk Lagoon, Iwo Jima, Tinian Peleliu, Jimmy Doolittle, Senator John McCain & Stephen E. Ambrose.

The story of the bloody war in the Pacific, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Emperor Hirohito and V-J Day.

A book, entitled Afternoon of the Rising Sun, about The Battle of Leyte Gulf - the greatest naval battle ever fought - which happened during World War II around the Philippines during October 1944.

The Northern Mariana Islands And World War II With A Review Of The Role Of Tinan, The Atomic Bomb And The Loss Of The U.S.S. Indianapolis ...

In less than three hours, Japanese planes crippled the U.S. Pacific fleet. Images from the raid ...

This page features a historical overview and special image selection on the Battle of the Coral Sea, 7-8 May 1942.

Battle of Midway - Part 1 Home Whats New! O.B. Wiseman Dauntless Battle of Midway Commissioning Muster List Duty at Sea Commissioning Photos Underway Photos Armament Photots Equator Photos Aboard Ship Photos Misc-1 Photos Misc-2 Photos Crews by Years Index Last Chapter Awards Destroyer Escorts LT. (j.g.) O.B. Wiseman was killed at the Battle of Midway June 4, 1942 USS Yorktown CV-5, Aircraft ...

WWII Home Meet the Eyewitness: Johnie & Dale Gano Timeline 1600-1941: Key events before the attack on Pearl Harbor Relive Dec. 7, 1941 Glossary Related Web Links Teacher's Guide Teacher Resource Center | Online Activities Center | Book Clubs & Software Clubs | Book Fairs | Product Info | Teacher Store & 2002 1996 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Read our Privacy Policy Statement Terms of ...

WWII Home Meet the Eyewitness: Johnie & Dale Gano Timeline 1600-1941: Key events before the attack on Pearl Harbor Relive Dec. 7, 1941 Glossary Related Web Links Teacher's Guide Teacher Resource Center | Online Activities Center | Book Clubs & Software Clubs | Book Fairs | Product Info | Teacher Store & 2002 1996 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Read our Privacy Policy Statement Terms of ...

Air Raid Pearl Harbor This Is No Drill !!! Sunday December 7 1941 A Photographic History As a historian, I am still amazed by the events of December 7th 1941. Many theories abound about the events of that day, some based in fact others based upon the imaginations of their authors. The simple undisputed fact remains at 0755 Sunday, December 7th 1941, An Imperial Japanese Naval Task force under ...

The Pacific War Memorial Association is planning to construct an Iwo Jima Memorial in Hawaii at the entrance to Marine Corps Base Hawaii. This memorial depicts a moment in time - the flag raising atop Mt. Suribachi on February 23, 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima, immortalized by Joe Rosenthals's famous photograph. The memorial is being cast by Salvator Perrotta of Sculpture House Casting , ...

This page features a historical overview and special image selection on the Guadalcanal Campaign of August 1942 to February 1943.

Pearl Harbor official historical site. Why did Japan attack Find history, pictures, eyewitness accounts, casualty lists, ship info, forum, plus museum shop, posters, travel info.

In November 2000, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard went looking for the first casualty of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor: a Japanese submarine sunk by a U.S. destroyer one hour before the infamous Japanese air raid. What he found was ships, tanks, planesvirtually a World War II museum of scrap, according to Priit Vesilind, the expeditions online ...

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Pearl Harbor - Documents Major Collections What's New Avalon Home pre 18th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century 21st Century World War II Page United States Note to Japan November 26, 1941 Message From the President to the Emperor of Japan December 6 Japanese Note to the United States December 7, 1941 Major Collections What's New Avalon Home pre ...

Dedicated to the Burma Star Association and those from all Countries who fought in Burma during World War 2 Stories from veterans of Air force, Navy, Army, Chindits Find old comrades ...

EFFECT OF A-BOMBS (HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI) ESTIMATES OF EARLY DEATHS AND INJURIES DUE TO A-BOMB IN HIROSHIMA RADIATION DOSE iDS86 jCALCULATION EPILATION KELOID A-BOMB CATARACT EXCESS DEATHS AFTER A-BOMBING ESTIMATED RELATIVE RISKS OF CANCERS AT 1 GRAY(1950-85) MENTAL RETARDATION OF IN UTERO EXPOSED CHILDREN GENETIC STUDIES OF THE CHILDREN OF A-BOMB SURVIVORS (HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI) CURRENT ...

This page features a historical overview of the Doolittle Raid on Japan, images of USS Hornet launching Army bombers on the morning of 18 April 1942 and other combat views taken on that day.

Little Known Facts about the Pacific War in WW2, the early years.

Full Pearl Harbor Casualty List December 7, 1941 AARON Hubert Charles Titus, F2c, USN, USS ARIZONA ABERCROMBIE Samuel Adolphus, S1c, USN, USS ARIZONA ADAMS Jesse Leroy, S1c, USN, USS TENNESSEE ADAMS John Kalauwae, age 18, CIVILIAN, HONOLULU ADAMS Joseph Kanehoa, age 50, CIVILIAN, HONOLULU ADAMS Robert Franklin, S1c, USN, USS ARIZONA ADKINS Howard Lucas, F1c, USN, USS CALIFORNIA ADKINS Marvin ...

THE LAST MISSION: THE SECRET HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II'S FINAL BATTLE An eyewitness account of the B-29 mission that really ended WWII The world believes that the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II. The world is wrong. Along with the controversial Smithsonian exhibit of the Enola Gay, this subject was one of the most talked about in 1995 -- the 50th anniversary of the end of ...

Infamous Day: Marines at Pearl Harbor (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series) ...

A Guadalcanal Chronology 7 August 1942 - 6 March 1943 Let us go forward to certain victory in the traditional night attack of the Imperial Navy. May each one of us calmly do his utmost. Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, Battle of Savo Island, August 9, 1942 This sketch of the events of the Guadalcanal Campaign is based on several sources, listed elsewhere. The original basis of the table, however, ...

Marines at Midway (Marines in World War II Historical Monograph) ...

Survivor Accounts | Message Board | Harbor Overview | Battleship Row | Carrier Row 1010 Dock | Navy Yard | West Loch | Middle Loch | East Loch | Southeast Loch | Dry Docks Hospital Point | Imperial Japanese Navy | US Aviation | IJN Aviation | Links | Credits TYUSCO MUSIC LIMITED The Music of USN Veteran Geoff Tyus Virtuosic Classical Pianist ...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945 Statue at the Peace Park, Nakasaki-City Mirror Site other peace-related docs Academic Freedom of Japan's National Universities Jeopadized. It could lead to another pre-war era in Japan. Please join our campaign against the government's plan. Recent development ( article on a weekly magazine Syukan Kin'yobi, April 19th 2002 issue) In this directory you can find ...

Solomon Islands Naval Battles The Solomon Islands were the scene of the Pacific war's lengthiest and most bitterly fought naval campaign. Including the fighting in the immediate vicinity of Guadalcanal, more than a dozen battles raged in these confined waters. Most of them were night surface battles, where the weapons and tactics of the Japanese Navy were at their finest. Unfortunately, the ...

One marine's account of life and death on an island called guadalcanal ...

This page features views of, or related to, the Japanese Type A midget submarines used in the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA FOUGHT OFF TOWNSVILLE visits since 17 June 2001 During April 1942, there was evidence that the Japanese were planning to invade Port Moresby. The Japanese air strength at Rabaul was reaching a peak. The Allied code breakers were now able to read with reasonable confidence, some of the Japanese naval codes. The Japanese operational plans called for six large aircraft ...

UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II The War in the Pacific GUADALCANAL: THE FIRST OFFENSIVE by John Miller, Jr. CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY UNITED STATES ARMY WASHINGTON, D. C., 1995 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 50-13988 First Printed 1949-CMH Pub 5-3 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 . . . to Those Who Served UNITED ...

Created as a Tribute to the soldiers who fought and died on Iwo Jima. Nice sound effects and photos.

An eyewitness report written by Father P. Siemes, a Jesuit priest living near Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bombing. This hitherto unpublished report was handtyped only a few weeks after the bombing. The War Times Journal.

A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series) ...

National Archives and Records Administration AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL. --Telegram from Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) to all ships in Hawaiian area, December 7, 1941 The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into World War II. On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was subject to an attack that was one ...

With the help of the Pearl Harbor Survivors' Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion, author Paul J. Travers collected over 200 eyewitness accounts from which he...

Chronology Of The Attack From The Deck Logs Of The Vessels Moored At Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 Compiled For The Pearl Harbor, Court Of Inquiry Hearings 0618 On the morning 7 Dec. Task Force 8 (ENTERPRISE, NORTHAMPTON, SALT LAKE CITY, CHESTER, (Crudiv 5), DUNLAP, ELIOT, FAN- NING, BENHAM, GRIDLEY, MAURY, BALCH, (Desron 6) were re- turning to Pearl Harbor after completing mission vicinity Wake ...

The Firebombing of Kobe and Osaka during World War II 1995 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the end of World War II. The decision to drop the atomic bombs, and their horrifying effects, can only be understood in the context of the American strategy for fighting World War II. The following passage was written by a survivor of the firebombing of ...

The Guadalcanal Campaign (Marines in World War II Historical Monograph) ...

At the Battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942, American carriers Yorktown CV-5, Enterprise CV-6 and Hornet CV-8 defeated a superior Japanese force.

REDVAR'S CAVE: see Redwoods Nymph in action! Bob Hope might hire this one! Iwo Jima The Battle On Monday, February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines hit the sands of Iwo Jima. The battle for Iwo Jima can be described in many ways. Most simply, 70, 000 Marines routed 22, 0000 Japanese in a 36 day battle. It bore little resemblance to today's' modern warfare. It was a fight of gladiators. Gladiators in the ...

Stopping the Tide: The Battle of Midway, 4 - 6 June 1942 Prelude, Battle, Epilogue Japan's Decisive Battle Admiral Yamamoto Isoruku, the short, deep-chested, broad-shouldered Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, was as shocked as anybody in the land of the Rising Sun. It was 18 April 1942, and the Imperial Japanese Navy, chief guardian of the Empire and the Home Islands, had suffered its ...

Man-on-the-street interviews conducted the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Despite the severe damage to Enterprise, the Eastern Solomons were an American victory, tactically and strategically.

Wings at War Series, No. 3: 'Pacific Counterblow; The 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron in the Battle for Guadalcanal, World War II' -- full text, images, and footnotes.

A historic photo indicates that the 1941 attack was more than an air raid.

JAPANESE BOMBING RAID ON DARWIN RAAF AIRFIELD 28 MARCH 1942 visits since 3 September 2000 Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty bomber The Japanese Takao Kokutai sent an unescorted flight of 7 Mitsubishi G4M bombers to raid Darwin on 28 March 1942. As the Allied fighters had been unable to intercept a number of the recent bombing raids, the Japs decided they would not send any escort fighters. Unknown to the ...

Stemming the Tide: Battle of the Coral Sea 7th - 8th May, 1942 And prologue, Early April - 7th May, 1942 Setup for battle, Early April - 4th May, 1942 The first days of April, 1942, saw Japan, once more the land of gods it seemed, in the possesion of virtually all former Western colonies in South-East Asia. Japan had won successes so spectacular in nature that by the time Admiral Nagumo's First ...

EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE TODAY ARE OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE WHOLE CONDUCT OF THE WAR IN THIS THEATRE . . . THIS BATTLE WILL NOT DECIDE THE WAR; BUT IT WILL DETERMINE THE IMMEDIATE TACTICS WHICH WILL BE PURSUED BY THE ALLIED FORCES AND BY THE COMMON ENEMY. PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA - JOHN CURTIN, TO PARLIAMENT, 8th MAY 1942 THE PRELUDE TO BATTLE Fear of Japan's imperialist designs on ...

To gather oral historical accounts from the veterans who served on, or passed through, Ulithi Atoll during World War II. To inform the public about one of the largest, and most secret, naval bases ever built.

Battle of the Coral Sea May 4-10, 1942 A full-color annotated map of the battle zone designed by Gavan Casey This cartographic quality map covers the entire battle zone - Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Irian Jaya and the Queensland coast. Annotations include military bases, naval bases, airstrips, carriers, cruisers, strategies and tactics, casualties, winners and losers. Why ...

The Batttle of the Coral Sea April 7, 1942 Lieutenant Kiyoshinge Sato of the Imperial Japanese Army left Rabaul, on the northern tip of New Britain Island in the Coral Sea, for the interior of Talasea. His mission was to make sure that no wireless stations were left on the island, allowing the Imperial Army to launch an amphibious assault from Rabaul against Port Moresby in New Guinea and the ...

World War II In The Pacific Please sign the WWII In The Pacific Guestbook The Kokoda Track Review: Heroes of Iwo Jima Remembrance MIA DIG 2001 LtGen. Simon B. Buckner Remembering Iwo Jima Kakazu Ridge The Battle on Iwo Jima Japanese Navy Underground HQ Tuskegee Airman Okinawa After The War Iwo Jima - A Retrospective Mabuni Hill and Peace Park Iwo Jima Anniversary Salute Battle of Okinawa Stats ...

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A description of the events leading up to Kokoda, and the fight for the defence of Australia against the Japanese during the Second World War ...

A database of photographs, desctriptions and locations of WWII wreckage remaining in Kokoda, Central Province.

Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Rio Grande Valley of Texas Chapter 11. Promoting a safe nation through military preparedness.