Attack on Pearl Harbor
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Empire of Japan on the US Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the US was
Photograph of Battleship Row taken from a Japanese plane at the beginning of the attack. The explosion in the center is a torpedo strike on USS West Virginia. Two attacking Japanese planes can be seen: one over USS Neosho and one over the Naval Yard.
Pearl Harbor on October 30, 1941, a month before the attack, with Ford Island visible (in the center)
The Empire of Japan's 1941 attack plan on Pearl Harbor
The route followed by the Japanese fleet to Pearl Harbor and back
World War II
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World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war o
Attack on Pearl Harbor
…of Japan on the US Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the US was a neutral country in World War II. The air raid on Pearl Harbor, which was launched from aircraft carriers, prompted the US to declare war on Japan the next day. The Japanese military…
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Matilda tanks on the move outside the perimeter of Tobruk, Libya, 18 November 1941. E6600
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