Tag Archives: Pearl

Donor Gets First Look at Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) Model

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

The battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) resting at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, is a powerful symbol of the devastation wrought on 7 December 1941 as Japanese aircraft swooped down on the unsuspecting American Pacific Fleet. Surprisingly, until the year … Continue reading →

Posted in Donation, History, News | Tagged Arizona, battleship, BB-39, David, donor, fisher, foundation, Harbor, Historical, history, model, naval, navy, NHF, Pearl, Rosow, USS | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW – Refighting the Pacific War: An Alternative History of World War II

Posted on April 22, 2013 by admin

Edited by Jim Bresnahan, Naval Institute Press, 2011. Reviewed by Rear Admiral Ed Keats, USN (Ret) Counter factional histories have been popular with chimerical writers over many years. I can recall from high school days being fascinated with a book … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged alternate, Bresnahan, foundation, guadalcanal, Harbor, Historical, history, Japan, Keats, Midway, naval, navy, NHF, pacific, Pearl, war, world, WW2 | Leave a comment

Norman’s Corner: Pointing to General Genda

Posted on April 11, 2013 by admin

By Norman Polmar (Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of blogs by Norman Polmar, author, analyst, and consultant specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence fields. Follow the full series here.) While in high school I became … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News, Norman Polmar | Tagged aircraft, carrier, foundation, Genda, General, Harbor, Historical, history, IJN, Japanese, Midway, Minoru, naval, navy, NHF, Norman, Pearl, Polmar, WW2 | 1 Comment

Norman’s Corner: Disappointing Captain Beach

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

By Norman Polmar (Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of blogs by Norman Polmar, author, analyst, and consultant specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence fields. Follow the full series here.) As mentioned in previous blogs, in … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News, Norman Polmar | Tagged Admiral, attack, Beach, foundation, Harbor, Historical, history, Kimmel, naval, navy, NHF, Norman, Pearl, Polmar | 1 Comment

Remembering Pearl Harbor: Interview with a Navy Survivor

Posted on December 7, 2012 by admin

The following interview is an excerpt from the oral history of Captain Douglas G. Phillips, USN (Retired), recorded in December 2010. Captain Phillips graduated from the New York State Merchant Marine Academy in 1937, and later obtained a commission with … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Oral History | Tagged 1941, 7, attack, captain, december, Harbor, history, interview, Japanese, naval, navy, oral, Pearl, Phillips, Ramsey, survivor, USS | Leave a comment

Pearl Harbor Survivor: Tugboat ex-USS Hoga (YT 146)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by admin

As we approach the 71st anniversary of the tragic Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the thoughts of many around the nation will turn towards Hawaii, and the wreck of the battleship USS Arizona. But another Navy vessel from that colossal … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Museum Ship, News | Tagged 1941, 7th, AIMM, arkansas, attack, battleship, december, fireboat, Harbor, history, Hoga, Japanese, museum, naval, navy, Pearl, tugboat | 3 Comments

BOOK REVIEW – Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin

By Ian W. Toll, W.W. Norton Company, New York, London, (2011). Reviewed by Rear Adm. Richard Gentz, USN (Ret.) Do not expect an objective review to follow! I was an immediate fan of Ian Toll when I found his first … Continue reading →

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Keeping Naval History Alive in Pearl Harbor: Maintaining the Submarine Bowfin

Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin

There is perhaps no place in America as closely identified with naval history as Pearl Harbor. The “day that will live in infamy” on 7 December 1941 has not been forgotten by the people of the United States, and great … Continue reading →

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Rare Pearl Harbor Attack Footage

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

Iconic images of U.S. Navy warships under attack and on fire at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 are seared into the collective American memory. Yet the total amount of moving picture footage of the surprise Japanese attack in Hawaii … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged attack, documentary, film, Harbor, Hawaii, history, Japan, Japanese, naval, navy, Pearl, video, World War II, WWII | 1 Comment

Admiral Burke Letter on Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 3, 2011 by admin

Admiral Arleigh Burke, who served an unprecedented three terms as Chief of Naval Operations, is renowned for his exploits during World War II in the Pacific. Yet his career during the war got off to an inauspicious debut. Then-Lieutenant Commander … Continue reading →

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Slade Cutter: A Letter Home from Pearl Harbor

Posted on November 30, 2011 by admin

Slade Cutter (1911–2005) was a career U.S. naval officer and a legendary submariner. He gained early notoriety as an All-American football player at the Naval Academy, and was later named to the College Football Hall of Fame. As commanding officer … Continue reading →

Posted in History, News | Tagged archive, attack, Cutter, Harbor, history, home, II, Japan, letter, naval, navy, Pearl, Slade, submarine, war, world, WWII | 1 Comment

Thank You to Our Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

Have a safe and happy Veterans Day!

Posted in News | Tagged chief, CPO, Day, Harbor, history, Memorial, Midway, naval, navy, Pearl, salute, survivor, Veterans | Leave a comment