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How one Japanese vessel spectacularly failed at Pearl Harbor

Even before the first Japanese bomb fell, the HA-19 and four other Type A midget submarines were meant to deal the first blow to the “sleeping giant."

By Claire Barrett

2 hours ago

The pajama pilot over Pearl Harbor

Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.

By Philip M. Rasmussen

5 hours ago

In plain sight: The Pearl Harbor spy

Using simple observation, a Japanese spy in Pearl Harbor collected crucial information. His full story, however, remains hidden.

By Brian Walsh

10 hours ago

The 101st Airborne and the history of the real ‘screaming eagle’

While the bald eagle is a national emblem, the 101st’s screaming eagle insignia pays homage to a genuine war bird from the Civil War.

By Claire Barrett

2 days ago

Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack

Democrats who were also briefed and saw video of the survivors being killed questioned the Trump administration’s rationale.

3 days ago

The Japanese American ‘draft dodgers’ of WWII

In 1944, a few hundred U.S.-born Japanese Americans defied their draft orders, citing the constitutional rights of the interned Nisei.

By Claire Barrett

4 days ago