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Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)

On the Road to WW2 map as “Pearl Harbor”

7 Dec 1941 — Two waves attack the US Pacific Fleet at anchor, killing 2,403 people and hitting eight battleships. The carriers escape the attack because they are at sea. “A date which will live in infamy.”

When
Type
Battle site
Chapter
Pearl Harbor and US entry into WW2 (chapter 12 of Road to WW2)
Atlas
The Road to War, 1931–1941
Also in
WW2
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Map showing Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), battle site in The Road to War, 1931–1941
BATTLE SITE · THE ROAD TO WAR, 1931–1941

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