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.

In remembering Pearl Harbor, we remember who we are.

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.

How Japan was imagined in Germany and in Hitler’s racial worldview needs to be defined precisely.

“The location of the (US) Fleet in Hawaiian waters would act as a deterrent to the Japanese only so long as its positioning did not appear to the Japanese as solely a bluff.” – Admiral J.O. Richardson

The final installment of the story of the Hesse Heist covers the trials of Nash, Durant, and Watson.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was decades in the making, but still came as a shock.

Japanese Americans faced different circumstances in Hawaii following the Pearl Harbor attack than those of their counterparts on the mainland, but still experienced discrimination.

Though a fictional character, American Girl Nanea Mitchell’s Story of Hawaii after Pearl Harbor resonates with children today.

From coaling station to naval base, Pearl Harbor’s strategic importance in the Pacific was widely recognized.

Major events are often rooted deeply in the past—the “long fuse” that leads to explosions.

Part III of the story of the Hesse Heist tells the story of the discovery and theft of the jewels.