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07/12/1941 Pearl Harbor is bombed

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Attack on Pearl Harbor - History

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Pearl Harbor: The Last Word - The Survivors Share | History

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How Pearl Harbor Was Attacked. The True Story

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A WWII veteran recalls the day Pearl Harbor was attacked | #WhoWeAre

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Lonnie Cook, a Pearl Harbor Survivor, talks about what he experienced on Dec. 7, 1941.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded.
    • Essentials 

    • Diplomatic background 

    • Military planning 

    • Objectives 

    • Approach and attack 

    • Submarines 

    • Japanese declaration of war 

    • First wave composition 

    • Second wave composition 

    • American casualties and damage 

    • Japanese losses 

    • Possible third wave 

    • Salvage 

    • News coverage 

    • Aftermath 

    • Niihau Incident 

    • Strategic implications 

    • Retrospective debate on American intelligence