Takeshi Maeda, a Japanese Imperial Naval pilot, guided his bomber to Pearl Harbor and released a torpedo that helped sink the USS West Virginia. Years later, he became a leading figure in reconciliation efforts between Japan and the United States.
The signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact between Germany and Japan in 1936 was one of the truly momentous and horrifying conjunctures of the twentieth century.
Hawaii’s initial importance to the US Army was not due to long-term planning, but it would become a crucial piece of a defensive network in the Pacific.
Veterans Day profile of Pearl Harbor Survivor and friend of the Museum Armando “Chick” Galella.
Battleship Missouri Memorial curator’s family connection to the USS Arizona’s Marine Detachment.
The discovery of a Pearl Harbor veteran in the family tree leads to discovery of service and sacrifice.
The famous attack on December 7 wasn’t the only time Japanese aircraft set out to bomb Pearl Harbor.
The Madlyn and Paul Hilliard Research Library includes a range of resources related to Pearl Harbor.
How Japan was imagined in Germany and in Hitler’s racial worldview needs to be defined precisely.