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Pearl Harbor
 Websites presented in alphabetical order After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor 
 Listen to recordings and read transcripts of interviews representing "approximately twelve hours of opinions recorded in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor from more than two hundred individuals in cities and towns across the United States." Searchable, and browsable by name, subject, title, or geographic location. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afcphhtml/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Nov 29, 2006 Days of Infamy: December 7 and 9/11
This site compares and contrasts two very similar projects separated by 60 years: audio interviews with "ordinary Americans," made in the days immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Find interviews and transcripts, and discussions with "prominent, thoughtful Americans who've lived through both attacks," such as musician Pete Seeger and U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye. A co-production of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/daysofinfamy/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, September 11 & Beyond, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Face to Face: Stories From the Aftermath of Infamy
This site uses video, audio, and reader commentary to connect the experiences of Japanese Americans in the early 1940s with those of Arab and Muslim Americans in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Includes a glossary, classroom materials, fact sheets, and related links. From Independent Television Service (ITVS). http://www.itvs.org/facetoface/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, United States History, World War II Last updated Aug 18, 2005 Hawaii War Records Depository
The website for this archive of "materials that document life in Hawaii during World War II" contains a timeline about Japanese American veterans (1941-1946) and digital collections of wartime photos from the Honolulu Advertiser, the Honolulu Star Bulletin, the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and the U.S. Navy. Includes links to related collections. From the University of Hawaii Libraries. http://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/hwrd/HWRD_html/HWRD_welcome.htm Topics: Wars & Conflicts, World War II Last updated Sep 20, 2006 Remembering Pearl Harbor
A richly detailed site that provides World War II and Pearl Harbor timelines; basic facts about the ships and planes that were involved in the attack; a searchable archive of survivor stories; and an emotionally charged multimedia presentation that provides photos, video footage, firsthand accounts, and moment by moment, target by target facts about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Dec 28, 2001 Ships Present at Pearl Harbor
The Naval Historical Center provides this list of all U.S. Navy ships that were either in Pearl Harbor or within twelve miles of Oahu on December 7, 1941. The list is sorted by type and hull number. Ships that were sunk or destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack are identified. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-2.htm Topics: Military, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Nov 20, 2009 World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
The "In Depth" section of this site contains text and photographs outlining the story of the USS Arizona and the events of December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor. Includes links to separate lists of USS Arizona casualties (with rank, service, and home state), survivors, and Pearl Harbor casualties. "Education Programs" features a lesson plan related to the memorial. From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm Topics: Lesson Plans, Military, National Parks & Forests, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Sep 24, 2009 |
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