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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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the Pacific Theater of World War II
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The attackers approached from two directions, and were detected by US Army radar at 136 miles the warning was discounted Testimony of Joseph Lockard, Signal Corps, United States Army
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December 7 , 1941
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primarily Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , USA
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Decisive Japanese victory United States Declares War On The Empire Of Japan and enters World War II on the side of Allies Nazi Germany Declares War On The United States
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Japanese Militarism Oil and trade Embargo by the United States Diplomatic stalemate between Japan and the US
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United States
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Empire Of Japan
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Husband Kimmel <br> Walter Short <br>others
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Chuichi Nagumo <br> Tamon Yamaguchi <br> Chuichi Hara <br> Gunichi Mikawa <br> Sentaro Omori <br> Mitsuo Fuchida <br> Shigekazu Shimazaki <br>others
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8 battleships,<br/> 8 cruisers,<br/> 29 destroyers,<br/> 9 submarines,<br/> ~50 other ships, <br/> ~390 aircraft
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6 aircraft carriers,<br/>9 destroyers,<br/>2 battleships,<br/> 2 heavy cruisers,<br/>1 light cruiser,<br/> 8 tankers,<br/> 23 fleet submarines,<br/> 5 midget submarines,<br/> 414 aircraft
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4 battleships sunk,<br>4 battleships damaged,<br>3 cruisers damaged,<br>3 destroyers sunk,<br>2 other ships sunk,<br>188 aircraft destroyed,<br>155 aircraft damaged,<br>2,333 military and 55 civilians killed, <br> 1,139 military and 35 civilians wounded{{Citation
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Stetson Conn et al,
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Guarding the United States and Its Outposts Chapter 7 - The Attack on Pearl Harbor
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2000
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193,194 and Note 62
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Washington DC
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Center of Military History United States Army
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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
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INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK
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1946
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64-65
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Washington DC
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United States Government Printing Office
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Vice_Admiral" class="copylinks">Vice Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi (2nd Carrier Division)
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Gunichi_Mikawa" class="copylinks">Gunichi Mikawa (3rd Battleship Division)
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Dive_bomber" class="copylinks">Dive Bomber Aichi D3A Type 1 (1st Air Fleet)
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Aircraft_carrier" class="copylinks">Aircraft Carrier '' Akagi '' (1st Carrier Division)
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kagero_class__destroyer" class="copylinks">''Kagero'' -class Destroyer ''Isokaze'' (17th Destroyer Division - escort)
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/B1_type_submarine" class="copylinks">I-15 ''-class Submarine '' I-25 '' (2nd Submarine Division - screen)
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Tone_class_cruiser" class="copylinks">''Tone'' -class Heavy Cruiser ''Chikuma'' (8th Cruiser Division - escort)
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kongo_class_battleship" class="copylinks">''Kongo'' -class Battleship ''Hiei'' (3rd Battleship Division - escort)
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center
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Roosevelt Pearl Harborogg
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FDR Pearl Harbor speech
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Speech given before Joint Session of Congress in entirety (31 MB , Ogg / Vorbis format)
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Roosevelt Infamyogg
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"A date which will live in infamy"
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Section of Pearl Harbor speech with famous phrase (168 KB , Ogg / Vorbis format)
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