Pearl Harbor

<p>An eyewitness account of the World War II battle in the Pacific.</p>

<p><span class="deck"> For a century Hawaii’s westernmost island has stubbornly resisted the tides of change</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">A carefree Sunday lay ahead for one of the mess cooks on <em><span class="typestyle">USS Oklahoma</span></em>. His pockets jingled, and a pretty girl awaited him for a picnic on a warm, white beach. Minutes later he lay entombed at the bottom of Pearl Harbor </span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> Sixteen years before Pearl Harbor an English naval expert uncannily prophesied in detail the war in the Pacific. Now comes evidence that the Japanese heeded his theories—but not his warnings</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">75 years ago, a powered kite landed on a cruiser. From that stunt grew the weaponry that has defined modern naval supremacy.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> So big was the leak that it might have caused us to lose World War II. So mysterious is the identity of the leaker that we can’t be sure to this day who it was…or at least not entirely sure.</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">The bombs that fell that Sunday didn’t just knock out some battleships; they roused America into a new age. Here is how the long, unforgettable day unfolded.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Revisiting the seas where American carriers turned the course of history, a Navy man re-creates a time of frightful odds and brilliant gambles.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The author entered the conquered capital days after the surrender to meet high officers of the Imperial Navy.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">CONGRESS IS TRYING TO LEGISLATE THE HISTORY OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THE EVE OF PEARL HARBOR.</span></p>

<p>The events of 9/11 remind us that outside attacks have always brought Americans together.</p>

<p><span class="deck">Did Americans have it better back in the 40s?</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The campaign to revise Hitler’s reputation has gone on for 50 years, but there’s another strategy now. Some of it is built on the work of the head of the Gestapo—who may have enjoyed a comfortable retirement in America.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">A young man from Queens jumps into the thick of World War II intelligence activities by translating secret Japanese messages</span></p>

<p>The<em> USS Nevada</em> was the only battleship to get underway during the attack at Pearl Harbor. The recent discovery of the ship's hull has revived interest in her dramatic story.</p>

<p>The recent discovery of the hull of the battleship <em>Nevada</em> recalls her dramatic action at Pearl Harbor and ultimate revenge on D-Day as the first ship to fire on the Nazis.</p>